UPDATE: Fire Crews Contain Vegetation Fire in Pleasanton

Update by Bay City News:

Defensible space between homes and wild land vegetation kept a suspicious grass fire from damaging residential structures in Pleasanton this afternoon, according to the Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department.

Firefighters responded at 2:15 p.m. during hot and dry weather conditions to an area near Hearst Drive and Remillard Court, fire officials said. When firefighters arrived they found about one acre of a steep hillside on fire, according to the fire department. The hillside contains many oak trees, which did not catch fire, firefighters said. But if they did, it would have put nearby homes at greater risk of burning, acting Deputy Fire Chief Joe Testa said.

Testa said three and three-quarter acres burned, but no injuries were reported. The fire burned some fencing and threatened many homes, but Testa said the space between homes and vegetation kept the damage from being much worse.

Original story by AUTUMN JOHNSON:

Livermore Pleasanton firefighters are working to contain a vegetation fire in Pleasanton this afternoon.

According to the Pulsepoint phone application, the fire is located 4200 block of Remillard Court. The blaze was reported around 2:14 p.m.

According to residents in the area, flames and smoke can be seen from Hearst Drive. Livermore Pleasanton Fire officials have not yet been reached for comment.

No other details about the fire are currently available.

This is a developing story. Refresh the page for updates.

Photo 1 courtesy Siu Ginn

Photo 2,3 courtesy Jordan Ginn

Map courtesy Google Maps.

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