Castro Valley Vegetation Fire Sends Smoke To Nearby Cities

CASTRO VALLEY, CA -- A brush fire was reported Sunday in Castro Valley, sending plumes of smoke to the surrounding areas. The incident was reported at 12:16 p.m. near Paloverde and Eden Canyon roads, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Aisha Knowles, a spokeswoman for the Alameda County Fire Department, said arriving crews reported a two-alarm vegetation fire. By 4 p.m., the fire was 100 percent contained at 48 acres, Cal Fire said.

Nearby residents wrote on Twitter that their neighborhoods were filled with smoke from the blaze.

No other information was immediately available.

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