beware-there has been a fire which destroyed a major highway interchange in the Oakland area. The MacArthur Maze is a main route between the bay and the east bay. Interstate 80 and I-580 are closed and will be for
months, perhaps. Some public transport is being offered for free to help reduce traffic jams. Other routes might involve much more time and gas to get where yo need to go.
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miraculously no one died in the blaze, and the driver was able to walk
away and take a taxi to the hospital. Some attribute the good fortune of no loss of life to the fact theat the Dalai Lama is in the area.