Recalling the Oakland Hills Fire, 20 years later

Thursday, September 1, 2011

By Ron Russell | 1:40 PM

It’s been 20 years now since the disastrous Oakland Hills Fire that claimed 25 lives. And starting today through October the Oakland Public Library’s history room has an exhibit of photos, personal narratives and other documents on display to commemorate the epic 1991 disaster. Oakland North has more, including a slide show.

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Recalling the Oakland Hills Fire, 20 years later

Thursday, September 1, 2011