Fire Crews Battle Brush Fire Near Altamont Pass In Livermore

CBS San Francisco

May 16, 2022

Fire crews from multiple agencies are at the scene of a brush fire near Interstate 580 as it runs through the Altamont Pass in Livermore Sunday, authorities said.

The Cal Fire SCU Twitter account posted at 2:25 p.m. Sunday afternoon that Cal Fire units as well as Alameda County Fire and the Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department had responded to a vegetation fire that was initially reported as approximately 25 acres in size near eastbound I-580 and N. Flynn Road.

Shortly before 3 p.m., authorities reported that forward progress was stopped and crews were mopping up in the area. The fire grew to about 40 acres.

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