Crime & Safety
Fire Burns 25 Acres On I-580: Cal Fire
A car fire reported about 11:30 a.m. sparked the Carroll Fire, according to the CHP.
ALAMEDA COUNTY, CA — The California Highway Patrol has reopened lanes closed on Interstate Highway 580 Saturday afternoon after a brush fire broke out on the side of the freeway near Livermore.
Three lanes of eastbound I-580 before North Flynn Road were closed about 12:30 p.m. by the CHP. All lanes reopened by about 2:30 p.m. The blaze, apparently sparked by a car fire, was contained to 25 acres shortly before 1 p.m., officials said.
A car fire reported about 11:30 a.m. sparked the blaze, according to the CHP.
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Firefighters at scene of a 25 acre wildland fire EB580 cross North Flynn Rd (Alameda County). #Carrollfire pic.twitter.com/2gNI4eszcn
— CAL FIRE SCU (@calfireSCU) August 31, 2019
By Bay City News