How California Firefighters Were Able To Contain This Oakland Wildfire

The blaze was 70% contained Sunday morning. Firefighting crews took advantage of calmer weather Sunday to increase containment of a small wildfire in Oakland, California, that burned two homes and forced more than 500 people to evacuate.Most residents were allowed to return home Saturday, but a handful of evacuation orders remained in effect for a hillside neighborhood where firefighters were still dousing hot spots.“We don’t want to assume that it’s out and come back and it’s sparked again,” Oakland Fire Chief Damon Covington said during a Saturday evening briefing.The blaze was 70% contained Sunday morning.Flames erupted Friday afternoon and were fed by a major “diablo wind”—notorious in autumn for its hot, dry gusts—that spiked the risk of wildfire across Northern California.