3 Brush Fires Near I-680 Contained

SUNOL, CA —Alameda County Fire Department crews have contained three separate fires near the junction of Interstate Highway 680 and state Highway 84, according to fire officials.

The blaze, which was reported on southbound I-680 north of Andrade Road just after 5:30 a.m. Monday, prompted the California Highway Patrol to issue a Sig-alert, which has since been lifted. At least one lane was closed and traffic was backed up to Pleasanton.

According to fire spokeswoman Aisha Knowles, the fire may have been sparked by a dump truck hitting a power pole in a quarry.

A large power outage was also reported in the area at 5:30 a.m. More than 730 customers in Livermore, Pleasanton and Sunol are without power, according to PG&E. PG&E crews are working to restore service.

The CHP, Alameda County Fire, Livermore-Pleasanton Fire, Cal Fire and Fremont Fire Department crews battled the fires.