12,500-acre brush fire burning in Livermore-Tracy area; 15% contained, CAL FIRE says

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>> LISA, THANK YOU. WELL, THIS MORNING, THE SO-CALLED CORRAL FIRE IS NOW 15% CONTAINED. IT HAS BURNED MORE THAN 12,500 ACRES SOUTHWEST OF TRACY AT THE ALAMEDA AND SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY LINE. OVERNIGHT SMOKE AND FLAMES BURNED DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO THE 580 FREEWAY, FORCING ALL LANES IN BOTH DIRECTIONS TO BE CLOSED BETWEEN THE JUNCTION TO INTERSTATE 205 AND INTERSTATE FIVE. IT ALL STARTED AROUND 230 SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE FIRE QUICKLY GREW BY THOUSANDS OF ACRES OVERNIGHT, AND WE'RE HEARING FROM SOME OF THE RESIDENTS WHO WERE FORCED TO EVACUATE. >> YOU COULD DO, EXCEPT JUST KEEP WATCHING IT AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS. >> AND JUST THOUGHT THAT IT'S BETTER TO GET OUT FIRST AND JUST WAIT OUTSIDE. YEAH THAT'S IT. >> TWO FIREFIGHTERS WERE INJURED FIGHTING THE FIRE. A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE ALAMEDA COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT SAYS THEY SUFFERED MINOR TO MODERATE BURN INJURIES, AND BOTH ARE RECEIVING CARE AT THE HOSPITAL. CAL FIRE IS ADVISING THOSE NEAR THE FIRE TO EVACUATE IMMEDIATELY IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS. IF YOU ARE WEST OF THE CALIFORNIA AQUEDUCT, SOUTH OF CORRAL HOLLOW CREEK, WEST TO ALAMEDA COUNTY, AND SOUTH TO STANISLAUS COUNTY, YOU SHOULD LEAVE NOW. AND FOR THOSE WHO NEED A PLACE TO STAY, THE COUNTY IS ALSO SETTING UP EVACUATION CENTERS, ONE OF WHICH IS THE LARCH CLOVER COMMUNITY CENTER IN TRACY ON LARCH ROAD. AND IF YOU HAVE LARGE ANIMALS, THERE IS A CENTER BEING SET UP AT THE MANTECA SCHOOL DISTRICT RIGHT ON LUIS AVENUE. NOW, THIS MORNING WE SPOKE TO CAL FIRE BATTALION CHIEF JOSH SILVEIRA, AND HE TOLD US THE LATEST HOT SPOTS IN THE FIRE AND WHERE THEY ARE TRACKING THE MOST MOVEMENT AT THIS HOUR. THE FIRE JUMPED 580 IN A COUPLE SPOTS. >> IT JUMPED AT CORRAL HOLLOW. IT JUMPED AGAIN AT CHRISMAN, BOTH OF THOSE AREAS WHERE IT JUMPED, IT WAS, SURROUNDED AND CONTAINED RELATIVELY QUICKLY, WE'RE WE'RE CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING FIRE GROWTH IN THE AREA OF CORRAL HOLLOW. AND IT'S VERY ACTIVE, BURNING DOWN TOWARDS, CORRAL HOLLOW ITSELF OFF THE TOP OF THE HILL. >> HE TELLS US THE FIRE IS MOVING AWAY FROM POPULATED AREAS AND INTO THE FOOTHILLS. NOW AS WE FOLLOW THIS BREAKING NEWS STORY, YOU CAN TO JUST DOWNLOAD THE ABC SEVEN BAY AREA NEWS APP AND BE SURE
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Channel: ABC7 News Bay Area
Views: 10,767
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Keywords: news, abc, abc7news, corral fire, livermore, San Joaquin County, wildfire, fire, cal fire, tracy
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Length: 2min 39sec (159 seconds)
Published: Sun Jun 02 2024
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