Brush Fire Contained At Bernal Community Park: LPFD

PLEASANTON, CA — A roughly two-acre brush fire broke out Wednesday afternoon on an open field at Bernal Community Park, according to Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department Rosa Ramos.

Pleasanton police logged the fire at 3:56 p.m. Wednesday and sent a notification asking the public to avoid the area. Five LPFD crews and two battalion chiefs extinguished the fire quickly, and no structures were threatened, Ramos told Patch.

At 4:55 p.m., Pleasanton police sent a Nixle notification that park was reopened. The fire caused a great deal of debris, requiring a large cleanup operation, she said.

The cause is unknown as of Wednesday afternoon.