ABSTRACT
ONOCTOBER20,1991,ADRY,HOTDAYWITHUNUSUAL,TURBULENTWINDS, asparkfromafireofthepreviousdaythatthetranquilresidentsofOakland andBerkeley,California,weretotallyunawareof,reignited.Fromthatspark developedaferociousfirestormwhichsweptdownfromthehills,leapedtwo multilanefreeways,and,althoughthefireburnedfortwomoredays,within essentiallyfourhoursdestroyed3,356homesand456apartments.
