BERKELEY'S NEWS • JUNE 02, 2023
Sue Piper
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City
OCTOBER 16, 2017
After North Bay fires, experts say East Bay ‘overdue’ for intense firestorm
Berkeley’s once-hazy skies are now clear, but the devastating fires in the North Bay have continued to burn, uprooting thousands and killing at least 40. The ongoing fires have led some to consider whether or not a similar disaster could strike Berkeley.
City
OCTOBER 16, 2017
After North Bay fires, experts say East Bay ‘overdue’ for intense firestorm
Berkeley’s once-hazy skies are now clear, but the devastating fires in the North Bay have continued to burn, uprooting thousands and killing at least 40. The ongoing fires have led some to consider whether or not a similar disaster could strike Berkeley.
City
OCTOBER 20, 2016
'The sky in the east was bright red'
Twenty-five years ago, the Oakland-Berkeley Hills fire took 25 lives, injured 150 and left 5,000 without homes, causing an estimated $1.5 billion in property damage.
City
OCTOBER 20, 2016
'The sky in the east was bright red'
Twenty-five years ago, the Oakland-Berkeley Hills fire took 25 lives, injured 150 and left 5,000 without homes, causing an estimated $1.5 billion in property damage.
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