Fire Reported After Pleasanton Power Outage Monday

PLEASANTON, CA — A power outage may be to blame for a small fire that sparked in a tree and spread to nearby vegetation in Pleasanton Monday afternoon, fire officials said. The blaze was reported in 1700 block of Laguna Creek Lane just after 3 p.m.

Firefighters contained the fire to about a half acre within 15 minutes of arriving, according to officials.

“The fire came in shortly after a power outage in the city,” Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department Battalion Chief Aaron Lacey told Patch. “Unsure if this was the cause, but high voltage lines were in the area.”

The Alameda County Fire Department responded to the blaze and used their bulldozer to knock down the smoldering tree after fire crews had contained the flames.

Photo, video courtesy Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department BC