Crews were "working aggressively to fully extinguish" the blaze in Oakland Hills, named the Keller Fire, the Oakland Fire Department said in an update on X early Saturday morning.
Wind carried flames into a grove of Eucalyptus trees, where it has grown to 15 acres, NBC Bay Area reported.
Oakland fire said two homes have been impacted by flames.
Evacuation orders were initially issued for Campus Drive and Crystal Ridge Court, NBC Bay Area reported, before it expanded to surrounding areas.
Sims told NBC Bay Area that her husband was inside their home when the landscape caught on fire and caused a front window to explode.
Persons:
Crews, Damon Covington, Sanford, Sheng Thao, Delane Sims, Sims
Organizations:
Oakland Fire Department, NBC Bay, California Department of Forestry, Fire, Court, NBC Bay Area, Oakland
Locations:
Oakland , California, Oakland Hills, Oakland, Maynard, Greenridge, Oaks