OAKLAND Firefighters were battling a three-alarm fire Friday morning in the Oakland Hills that forced evacuations, fire officials said.

Oakland Fire spokesperson Michael Hunt said the fire had burned four houses in the area of Mountain Boulevard and Maynard Avenue, near Interstate 580.

The evacuations were in place for Campus Drive and Crystal Ridge Court, officials said.

Officials first posted about the fire at 1:32 p.m. and said it was at two alarms. It soon grew to three alarms and could rise to four, Hunt said.

Hunt said there were no immediate reports of injuries.

The fire occurred amid a red flag warning for severe fire conditions that enveloped the entire Bay Area.

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