Grass Fire Burning East of Livermore That Consumed 2,700 Acres Now Fully Contained

Update at 8:05 a.m.:

Fire officials say the Tesla Fire is now 100 percent contained of this morning.

Original story:

A grass fire that started Wednesday in unincorporated Alameda County is 95 percent contained as of Saturday evening, according to Cal Fire. Firefighters had the fire 85 percent contained Saturday morning and Cal Fire officials released the latest information at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday.

Previous coverage:

• Tesla Fire at 2,700 Acres, 85 Percent Contained
• Bay Area Fire Departments Feeling Strain of Activity Across the State
• Carnegie State Vehicular Rec Area Becomes Staging Location For Crews Battling Tesla Fire
• Grass Fire Burning East of Livermore Grows to 2,500 Acres, 5 Percent Contained

The first report of the fire came in at 2:45 p.m. on Wednesday near Tesla and Corral Hollow roads, between Tracy and Livermore, Cal Fire officials said. The fire, called the Tesla Fire, has burned 2,700 acres, according to Cal Fire.

The Carnegie State Vehicular Recreation Area was evacuated Wednesday night as the fast-moving fire quickly spread and remains closed at this time, according to the Carnegie SVRA Facebook page.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

By Bay City News and Autumn Johnson

Photo courtesy John Sasaki/ KTVU from Aug. 20 via Twitter