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a helicopter. crews marching uphill there to try to get to this fire. we understand the smoke can be seen for miles throughout the east bay. people throughout the east bay able to see the smoke in the sky, and given how dry things are out there, this is a scary sight, given the oakland hills as well. there s a big fire that just happened just witnessed some fireworks going off, and the fire starting around then, and they were actively calling the fire department, and as we came back out of the trailhead the sunset trail the first fire truck was coming up the hill. we talked with another neighbor who said he heard what he thought was fireworks but didn t see anyone in the area. they tell us fire crews arrived within just a few minute minutes of the fit 9-1-1 calls. thing best fear the tinder dry conditions and they ve been trying to keep their homes clear of brush so make should-under there is no fuel to start a fire. residents remember the devastation of the oakla ....
started showing. as the groups of hikers left the park, they told others including nearby neighbors and joggers that they did hear and in some cases see fireworks in the area at the time. now, we did have the oakland fire department about this. they say at this point, they have their investigators in the park now trying to determine a cause of origin. oakland fire cannot confirm this is a fireworks related fire but hikers in the park say that is what happened. let me give you a few numbers. two alarms. they called in oakland fire and cal fire who brought in crews from as far away as marin county and a helicopter to knock the fire down. it is surrounded by homes in joaquin miller park. it has been contained at three acres. we spoke to a battalion chief and he says at this point, there is no danger. no damage to any homes. and as far as he knew, no injuries at all to any crews on the ground. we have some interviews with neighbors who actually talked to those hiker. we wil ....
oakland hills. and good evening, i m juliette goodrich. and i m brian hackney, it started just before 4:00 along castle drive near joaquin miller park. not far from the chabot space and science center. we flew over the scene and crews are still mopping up hot spots at this hour. you can see how close the fire came to nearby homes. mark is there life. it really looked like a close call mark. reporter: it was indeed brian. this fire had a lot of billowing smoke and we have just learned from oakland fire investigators that it is confirmed. this fire was caused by fireworks. grass and trees were on fire with flames showing in the early afternoon at joaquin miller park. the first calls came in around 3:30 as many hikers were in the park enjoying the fourth of july holiday. as those hikers quickly left for safety, they passed resident justin graham who was out for a jog. and a bunch of hikers told me to turn back. they staid stop. we saw fireworks go off and we saw a fi ....
live, from the cbs bay area studios, this is kpix5 news. a single firework nearly sparks a disaster in the oakland hills setting off a brush fire that stopped just short of a neighborhood but despite the danger, people still aren t getting the message. i m brian hackney. and i m juliette goodrich. chopper 5 spotted illegal fireworks displays going off all over the east bay tonight. anything that goes into the air is banned across the bay area. so every single display you see right now is breaking the law. mark sayre is in oakland tonight where illegal fireworks created a real scare in the hills. mark? reporter: the sounds of these illegal fireworks have been going on since well before the sun went down. we are talking three or four hours now. now after the sun is down, these displays are continuing. let s like at our vantage point here. all the fireworks are illegal. what you are seeing here should not be happening. earlier today, an illegal piece of firework ca ....
reporter: a safe danone fireworks started a fire. it ignited dry grass and stores forced a 3 acre patch with scorched a 3 acre patch. i had to get my documents a get out of here. reporter: the family shot video as the flames raced uphill and smoke-filled their street. early on, residents were hearing it was fireworks. i was trying to have final the fourth of july, but that is the wrong place to have fun. reporter: ground crews jumped on the fire fast. any billow of smoke in the hills rekindles memories of more than 20 years ago. the billion dollars firestorm that destroyed 3000 homes and killed 25 people. that was a small fire that reignited your crews took no chances. we had wind, and we had temperatures if we had temperatures like we had a couple of days ago, it could have been different. a number of hikers came running at me telling me to go back. they said fireworks it just got off and flames are burning in the footbridge on sunset trail. report ....