OAKLAND, Calif. — Crews battling the five-alarm fire in the Oakland Hills worked through the night, achieving 50% containment by late Saturday morning, CalFire officials said. They will remain on the scene all day, extinguishing smoldering spots and clearing trees and brush.
About 13 acres burned before crews stopped forward progress on the fire about 3:30 p.m. Friday. The flames broke out shortly before 1:30 p.m. in the area of Mountain Boulevard and Maynard Avenue, near Interstate 580.
Two structures were impacted by flames and dozens of homes along Maynard Avenue, Sanford Street, and Greenridge and Canyon Oaks Drive…