Crime & Safety
Vallecitos Fire Burns More Than 60 Acres Near Livermore
The smoke from the fires could be seen throughout the Tri-Valley area Sunday.
LIVERMORE, CA —Alameda County, Livermore-Pleasanton and Cal Fire crews have contained two brush fires near Livermore Sunday evening. The Vallecitos Fire, which was about 50 percent contained by 6 p.m., was reported near Isabel Avenue and Vallecitos Road at 3:51 p.m. The fires burned about 60 acres.
The California Highway Patrol temporarily closed some lanes of Highway 84 in the Pigeon Pass area between Isabel Avenue and the Highway 84-Interstate Highway 680 interchange near Sunol while fire crews battled the fires.
The fire agencies mobilized 30 engines, two tankers, helicopters and two bulldozers to fight the fast-moving fires, and it took about two hours to achieve 90 percent containment, said Aaron Lacey, a battalion chief
with Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department.
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No one was injured and no structures were threatened. Fire officials said several PG&E power poles were damaged. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Working Vegetation Fire in Livermore Hwy 84 @ Pigeon Pass @lpfirefighters @calfirelocal2881 @alcofirefighters #workingfire
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Firefighters are battling a 20 acre fire off Vallecitos Road and Little Valley, south of Livermore (Alameda County). #VallecitosFire is 50% contained. pic.twitter.com/eBHkxt07WI
— CAL FIRE (@CAL_FIRE) June 18, 2018
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Photo courtesy Sharla Marie Hesselschwerdt Badger
Bay City News contributed to this report
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