Fire Blackens 15 Acres At Old Sunol Golf Course

SUNOL, CA — Smoke from a grass fire this afternoon burned 15 acres of dry grass along Interstate 680 near the Andrade Road interchange near Sunol between Pleasanton and Fremont, and created hazardous driving conditions as smoke rolled across the freeway.

The fire was first reported about 3:30 p.m. today near the freeway on land that, until 2016, had been the Sunol Valley Golf Course. Firefighters from Alameda County, Cal Fire and the Fremont and Livermore-Pleasanton departments responded, said Alameda County Fire spokeswoman Aisha Knowles.

Fire mop-up continued into the vening, Knowles said. No structures were damaged (or threatened), and no injuries were reported.

— Bay City News; Image via Alameda County Fire Department