The Oakland fire: a look back at an historic fire.
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TextLanguage: ENG Publication details: 1992Description: 2 pSubject: The fire began on a steep hillside in a box canyon, in a wooded area with heavy underbrush, narrow streets and steep terrain, populated with many expensive homes. It claimed the lives of 25 people (one of them an Oakland battalion chief) and injured 150 more. Ultimately, it damaged or destroyed 3,469 housing units, of which 2,843 were single-family residences. It burned over 1,500 acres in a 5.2-mile radius, required the use of nearly 1,800 firefighters and caused damage that totalled more than $1.5 billion.
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Reprinted from Fire Chief; August 1992; p. 65-66
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The fire began on a steep hillside in a box canyon, in a wooded area with heavy underbrush, narrow streets and steep terrain, populated with many expensive homes. It claimed the lives of 25 people (one of them an Oakland battalion chief) and injured 150 more. Ultimately, it damaged or destroyed 3,469 housing units, of which 2,843 were single-family residences. It burned over 1,500 acres in a 5.2-mile radius, required the use of nearly 1,800 firefighters and caused damage that totalled more than $1.5 billion.
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