Crime & Safety
132-Acre Fire, 2 Smaller Fires Break Out South Of Livermore
Three fires broke out Sunday, including the 132-acre Mines Fire. Forward progress is stopped on all of them.
LIVERMORE, CA — A 132-acre wildfire burning about 25 miles southeast of Livermore in rural Santa Clara County is 40% contained as of Monday morning, according to Cal Fire.
The Mines Fire broke out Sunday at 2:08 p.m. near the Santa Clara/Alameda County border, according to Cal Fire. Forward progress was stopped at 7:29 p.m., according to Watch Duty. No evacuations have been ordered as of Monday morning.
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Two smaller fires also broke out Sunday in the hills south of Livermore. The Geary Fire broke out Sunday at 9:51 a.m. near the Camp Ohlone Regional Park southeast of Sunol, and grew to five acres. Forward progress was stopped at 11:25 a.m. Sunday, and all crews were released.
The Greenville Fire began at 4:10 p.m. near the Poppy Ridge Golf Course, and grew to five acres, according to Watch Duty. Crews contained it at 3.7 acres, and was 100% contained by 4:53 p.m.
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