Oakland firefighters contain grass fire that damaged 1 home
OAKLAND — Firefighters in Oakland were at the scene of a structure and grass fire in the Eastmont Hills neighborhood Monday afternoon.
The fire department said crews were sent to the 7800 block of Outlook Avenue around 4 p.m. for a 1-acre grass fire.
Update #2): There is active fire in the attic in one structure in 7800 block of Outlook, and crews continue to extinguish vegetation fires below off Parker Ave.
— Oakland Fire Department (CA) (@OaklandFireCA) October 2, 2023
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It was upgraded to a 2nd alarm fire shortly after, as the fire had a moderate rate of spread and was threatening homes. One home had its attic catch fire, the department said.
Update #3) The vegetation fire is contained. Crews continue to check for hot spots in the one residential structure on Outlook that was impacted by the fire. An @AlamedaCoFire hand crews is on scene. Strong work by structure protection crews. 50+ Oakland firefighters responded. https://t.co/323WjtEj0W pic.twitter.com/t04QgRPeuV
— Oakland Fire Department (CA) (@OaklandFireCA) October 3, 2023
While crews worked to extinguish the home fire, other firefighters were containing the grass fire off Parker Avenue. The fire was contained around 5:20 p.m., with over 50 firefighters having responded to the scene.