| Oakland firestorm of 1991 | |
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 Infrared aerial photograph of the firestorm. The Highway 13/24 intersection is at center. | |
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| Location | Oakland, California, United States |
| Coordinates | 37°51′40″N 122°13′19″W / 37.861124°N 122.221892°W |
| Statistics[1] | |
| Total area | 1,520 acres (615 ha; 2 sq mi; 6 km2) |
| Impacts | |
| Deaths | 25 confirmed |
| Non-fatal injuries | 150 |
| Structures destroyed | 2,843 single-family dwellings and 437 apartment and condominium units. |
| Damage | $1.5 billion (1991 USD) ($2.99 billion in 2023 dollars[2]) |
| Ignition | |
| Cause | rekindled vegetation fire |
| Map | |
 Perimeter of Oakland firestorm of 1991 (map data) | |
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The Oakland firestorm of 1991 was a large suburban wildland–urban interface conflagration that 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.[3] It is also commonly referred to as the Oakland Hills firestorm or the East Bay Hills fire. The fire ultimately killed 25 people and injured 150 others. The 1,520 acres (620 ha) destroyed included 2,843 single-family dwellings and 437 apartment and condominium units. The economic loss from the fire was estimated at $1.5 billion ($2.99 billion in 2023 dollars[2]).[1]
- ^ a b Captain Donald R. Parker (January 1992). Oakland Office of Fire Services (ed.). "The Oakland-Berkeley Hills Fire: An Overview". San Francisco Fire Department : Fire Commission.
Deaths 25, Total Living Units Destroyed 3276, Estimated Dollar Fire Loss $1,537,000,000
- ^ a b 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ "Top 20 Most Damaging California Destructive Wildfires" (PDF). Fire.ca.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 12, 2020. Retrieved September 9, 2020.