Oakland Hills Fire Nearly Engulfs Major Highway

A fire that burned in Oakland, California, saw clouds of smoke rising nearly engulfing a busy freeway on Friday.

The Oakland Fire Department said they have largely contained the blaze which began as a vegetation fire and Keller Avenue at around 1:30 p.m. local time.

Video from the scene, filmed by NBC Bay Area, showed smoke billowing over the freeway as firefighters tackled the blaze. Westbound lanes of I-580 were closed Friday, but have since reopened…

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