Crews halt fast-moving brush fire that burned 2 Oakland homes, forced 500 evacuations

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A fast-moving fire fed by strong winds burned two homes Friday and damaged several others in a hillside neighborhood in the city of Oakland, where hundreds of people were ordered to evacuate before more than 100 firefighters stopped the progress of the flames, authorities said.

Some evacuation orders remained in place Friday night, but traffic was moving again on part of a busy interstate that had been closed. There were no immediate reports of deaths or serious injuries.