Brush fire in Oakland Hills above UC Berkeley damages permanently closed Skyfall Estate

BERKELEY, Calif. (KGO) — Fire crews battled a brush fire in the hills above UC Berkeley Tuesday near a permanently closed estate.

Oakland fire officials said that the fire broke out around 11:45 a.m. and the flames reached a home, causing damage to the roof.

A total of 75 firefighters responded from multiple agencies and there has been one water drop from a helicopter. As of 1:10 p.m., officials confirmed that forward progress has stopped.

The address is 1001 Panoramic Way, which is Skyfall Estate, a permanently closed property sitting atop the hills in Berkeley.

Officials asked local residents to shelter in place as crews fought the fire, which they say was made challenging due to the steep hills. They have not given a cause of the fire yet.

UC Berkeley sent out a statement saying the fire is above campus but was not impacting campus property or operations.

Monday and Tuesday mark 35 years since the deadly 1991 Oakland Hills firestorm.

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