A fast-moving brush fire Friday in northern California damaged at least 10 structures in the hills of Oakland, prompting an evacuation order as it grew to 13 acres (4 hectares).
No injuries were immediately reported. Crews were called to the area around 1.30pm for a vegetation fire. In less than 30 minutes, the blaze had grown, requiring more firefighters to race to the scene. By 2.30pm, more than 80 firefighters were working to control the blaze alongside state crews, the Oakland fire department said.
It was unclear whether the structures that burned were homes and how badly they were damaged. The fire was near the 580 freeway, which connects the Bay Area to central California, causing traffic jams as people tried to leave the area and smoke wafted over the city of 440,000 people.
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