SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY — Firefighters were battling the Corral Fire east of the Alameda County line under a high wind alert Wednesday, authorities said.
The fire began around 9:40 pm near the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s Site 300, 15999 Corral Hollow Road, with Alameda County Fire Department crews initially responding to reports of three to five acres burning with light, flashy fuels responding to strong wind gusts.
Despite a robust response from CalFire resources and Livermore-Pleasanton fire departments, the fire spread to about 40 acres. There were no initial threats to structures or reports of injuries.
The National Weather Service issued a wind advisory for North Bay and East Bay hills from 8 pm Wednesday through 11 am Thursday. By late Wednesday, many elevated East Bay locations were seeing wind gusts between 30 to 50 miles per hour, prompting the California Highway Patrol to issue its own advisory for eastern Alameda County.
Check back for updates.
Firefighters are battling a 3 acre vegetation fire in 15000 block of Corral Hollow Road. @AlamedaCoFire #corralfire pic.twitter.com/zxJAAt0Dkq
— CAL FIRE SCU (@calfireSCU) April 28, 2022
Firefighters are currently battling a 3 acre vegetation fire in 15000 block of Corral Hollow Road. @calfireSCU @AlamedaCoFire #corralfire @LPFDFirefighter #calfire pic.twitter.com/twsgxFnhu3
— Alameda County Fire (@AlamedaCoFire) April 28, 2022
#corralfire [update] in the 15000 block of Corral Hollow Road is now at 40 acres in light flashy fuels and holding at a road. @AlamedaCoFire pic.twitter.com/Fzox2cpiMU
— CAL FIRE SCU (@calfireSCU) April 28, 2022
ICYMI – A Wind Advisory is in effect for the North Bay and East Bay Hills through 11 AM Thursday. Here’s a snapshot of peak winds over the last 3 hours. Lots of gusts in the 30-50 mph range. #cawx pic.twitter.com/F8TfmOlNLT
— NWS Bay Area 🌉 (@NWSBayArea) April 28, 2022
Contact George Kelly at 408-859-5180.
