The public is invited to attend the ceremony commemorating the 25th anniversary of the 1991 Oakland Hills fire, which devastated the countless homes and killed 25 people. On October 9, 2016 at 11 AM, BART, along with the City of Oakland and the Berkeley officials, will host the commemorative anniversary of the Oakland Hills Firestorm at Rockridge BART. The ceremony will rededicate the memorial plaque, which displays the names of those lost. Unknown to many, a phoenix has been at Rockridge BART all these years, rising out of the flames. But after many years of exposure to the elements, it deserved a bit of a cleaning. Rockridge BART is home to over 2,000 square tiles under the station, each hand-painted by community members. The tiles represent the lives lost, the items left behind, and personal images. The ceremony will include speeches from several prominent figures, including BART General Manager Grace Crunican, Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf, and Rachel Lomax, fire survivor and the first person to paint one of Rockridge BART's tiles. After the ceremony and the bell-ringing, festivities will begin from noon to 6 PM along the 12-block of College Avenue.
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