Oakland firestorm of 1991
Suburban wildland-urban interface conflagration in California
Oakland firestorm of 1991
A large suburban firestorm occurred on the hillsides of northern Oakland, California, and southeastern Berkeley over the weekend of October 19–20, 1991, before being brought under full control on October 23. The official name of this incident by Cal Fire is the Tunnel Fire. The fire ultimately killed 25 people and injured 150 others. Within the 1,520 acres (620 ha) burned, 2,843 single-family dwellings and 437 apartment and condominium units were destroyed. The economic loss from the fire was estimated at $1.5 billion ($3.16 billion in 2025 dollars).
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