Wildfire Outside Livermore Consumed 211 Acres Saturday

Alameda County, CA— Cal Fire officials said a fire burning off Interstate Highway 580 in unincorporated Alameda County has grown to 211 acres but is 75 percent contained.

As of 9 p.m., firefighters had managed to keep the Grant Fire, off I-580 near West Grant Line Road, from damaging any structures or causing any injuries, Cal Fire Battalion Chief Ryan Michaels said.

The fire is a cluster of three fires that was first reported just after 4 p.m. off I-580 near West Grant Line Road, ten miles east of Livermore.

The fire had grown to 100 acres by about 5 p.m. and at 6 p.m. a total of 150 acres had burned, driven by the wind, Michaels said. It threatened some windmills in the area.

Smoke from the fire prompted California Highway Patrol officials to temporarily close westbound I-580, but as of 5:58 p.m. the westbound lanes were open again.

By Bay City News

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