Crime & Safety
Wildfire Off Highway 84 Near Sunol Halted
An air attack stopped the forward progress of the fire.
SUNOL, CA — Within minutes of announcing a wildfire Tuesday close to Highway 84 and Little Valley Road near Sunol, Cal Fire had halted forward progress of the blaze and canceled air operations. At first, it was believed that the fire had burned approximately 30 acres. However, that has been scaled back to 12 acres.
There are no reports of injuries or damaged structures.
The fire comes just hours before a possible Public Safety Power Shutoff by PG&E due to high winds and wildfire risk.
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#LittleFire [final] at SR-84 and Little Valley Road (Alameda County) is now 12 acres and 100% contained. Updated acreage change is due to better mapping. Crews will be at scene for a few hours for mop-up and patrol. pic.twitter.com/NyBMkC7awJ
— CAL FIRE SCU (@calfireSCU) October 9, 2019
Firefighters are battling a 30 acre fire near SR-84 and Little Valley Road in Sunol (Alameda County) #LittleFire @CaltransD4 @AlamedaCoFire pic.twitter.com/G5skrwR1kI
— CAL FIRE SCU (@calfireSCU) October 8, 2019
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