SFGATE: Crews gaining control of fast-moving Altamont Pass fires
Crews gaining control of fast-moving Altamont Pass fires"
Published on May 31, 2018 at 09:51AM by By Sarah Ravani
Crews were starting to get ahead of a vegetation fire that erupted Wednesday afternoon near the Altamont Pass, quickly burning through 500 acres, authorities said. The Grant Fire — actually a mass of at least seven fires — was about 35 percent contained by 9 p.m., according to Cal Fire. Fanned by high winds, the blazes near Byron blew up just after 2 p.m., at Grant Line and Mountain House roads. There were soon two fires in Alameda County and five in Contra Costa County, said Cal Fire Battalion Chief Jonathan Cox. Multiple structures were threatened, Cox said. There were no immediate reports of evacuations.
Published on May 31, 2018 at 09:51AM by By Sarah Ravani
Crews were starting to get ahead of a vegetation fire that erupted Wednesday afternoon near the Altamont Pass, quickly burning through 500 acres, authorities said. The Grant Fire — actually a mass of at least seven fires — was about 35 percent contained by 9 p.m., according to Cal Fire. Fanned by high winds, the blazes near Byron blew up just after 2 p.m., at Grant Line and Mountain House roads. There were soon two fires in Alameda County and five in Contra Costa County, said Cal Fire Battalion Chief Jonathan Cox. Multiple structures were threatened, Cox said. There were no immediate reports of evacuations.
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