The wind-driven Corral Fire hopscotched across I-580 in several spots overnight, keeping the firefighters busy holding the flames back from nearby neighborhoods south of Tracy. The fire had burned more than 14,000 acres as of Sunday evening.
The wind-driven Corral Fire hopscotched across I-580 in several spots overnight, keeping firefighters busy holding the flames back from nearby neighborhoods south of Tracy.The fire had burned more than 12,500 acres as of Sunday morning, after flames erupted east of Livermore and south of Tracy around 2:30 p.m. Saturday afternoon, according to CalFire. The fire briefly jumped I-580, which remains shut down in both directions, at Corral Hollow Road and S. Chrisman Road, but were contained quickly.
Multiple fire agencies were responding in a full-court press, using water and about three bulldozers to keep the blaze from spreading. A total of 400 firefighters were attacking the flames, including those from CalFire SCU, Fremont Fire, Hayward Fire, Oakland Fire, Piedmont Fire and Alameda County Fire Departments. Two firefighters have been injured, according to CalFire.Crews appeared to be holding the line as of 2:30 a.m., according to a KTVU videographer on the scene overnight.
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