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35 years ago, I was the first reporter on the scene of the Oakland-Berkeley Firestorm

Katherine Langford
Editor-in-Chief · Monday, October 19, 2026 at 9:58 PM · 1 min read
35 years ago, I was the first reporter on the scene of the Oakland-Berkeley Firestorm — Berkeleyside, Yountville Community news
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Journalist Janet Byron recounts her experience covering the blaze that turned catastrophic on Oct. 20, 1991, as a newbie reporter at the Oakland Tribune.

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