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UPDATE: Dublin Fire Caused By Smoke Grenade at Camp Parks
Twenty summer school students and two residences were evacuated due to 170-acre blaze in Dublin.
Updated at 5:20 p.m. with information from Bay City News Service—
A fire that burned about 170 acres near the Dublin Ranch neighborhood Tuesday was caused by a smoke grenade used during a military training exercise at Camp Parks.
Twenty summer camp students and two residences were evacuated as a result. The students were at the Quarry Lane School, located not far from the fire's path.
The fire, which burned in the southeastern area of the U.S. Army Reserve
Parks Reserve Forces Training Area, began around 1:40 p.m. and was contained
by 4:30 p.m., Army spokeswoman Susan Clizbe said.
No structures were affected and no injuries had been reported, she
said.
Updated as of 5 p.m.:
Firefighters are battling a grass fire that has burned about 70 acres near the Santa Rita Jail in Dublin this afternoon, a Cal Fire battalion chief said.
The fire at the U.S. Army Reserve Parks Reserve Forces Training Area was reported at 2:15 p.m., Battalion Chief Brandon Leitzke said.
The flames are traveling to the east, toward Tassajara Road, he said.
The area is north of Interstate Highway 580 and east of Interstate Highway 680.
No structures were affected and no injuries had been reported as of 3:30 p.m., Leitzke said.
The Camp Parks Fire Department is responding to the fire, along with Alameda County Fire and Cal Fire, Alameda County fire spokeswoman Aisha Knowles said.
Update at 3:30 p.m. —
Dublin Police officials have shut down Tassajara Road at Somerset at 3:20 p.m. and said emergency personnel are notifying nearby residents.
The Alameda County Fire Twitter posts say the fire is a grass fire.
Camp Parks Fire Department and Cal Fire are battling the blaze and there engines, bull dozers, water tenders, aircraft, according to the Alameda County Fire Department Tweets.
Firefighters are battling a large grass fire in east Dublin Tuesday afternoon.
Alameda County Fire said on Twitter that the fire is at Camp Parks.
Multiple engines and aircraft were rushing to the scene east of the Alameda County jail complex off of Broder Boulevard.
With the hot dry weather and recent flurry of lightning strikes, much of the Bay Area is under a "red flag" warning for fire danger.
Patch will update this report when further details are available.
A fire that burned about 170 acres near the Dublin Ranch neighborhood Tuesday was caused by a smoke grenade used during a military training exercise at Camp Parks.
Twenty summer camp students and two residences were evacuated as a result. The students were at the Quarry Lane School, located not far from the fire's path.
The fire, which burned in the southeastern area of the U.S. Army Reserve
Parks Reserve Forces Training Area, began around 1:40 p.m. and was contained
by 4:30 p.m., Army spokeswoman Susan Clizbe said.
No structures were affected and no injuries had been reported, she
said.
Updated as of 5 p.m.:
Firefighters are battling a grass fire that has burned about 70 acres near the Santa Rita Jail in Dublin this afternoon, a Cal Fire battalion chief said.
The fire at the U.S. Army Reserve Parks Reserve Forces Training Area was reported at 2:15 p.m., Battalion Chief Brandon Leitzke said.
The flames are traveling to the east, toward Tassajara Road, he said.
The area is north of Interstate Highway 580 and east of Interstate Highway 680.
No structures were affected and no injuries had been reported as of 3:30 p.m., Leitzke said.
The Camp Parks Fire Department is responding to the fire, along with Alameda County Fire and Cal Fire, Alameda County fire spokeswoman Aisha Knowles said.
Update at 3:30 p.m. —
Dublin Police officials have shut down Tassajara Road at Somerset at 3:20 p.m. and said emergency personnel are notifying nearby residents.
The Alameda County Fire Twitter posts say the fire is a grass fire.
Camp Parks Fire Department and Cal Fire are battling the blaze and there engines, bull dozers, water tenders, aircraft, according to the Alameda County Fire Department Tweets.
Firefighters are battling a large grass fire in east Dublin Tuesday afternoon.
Alameda County Fire said on Twitter that the fire is at Camp Parks.
Multiple engines and aircraft were rushing to the scene east of the Alameda County jail complex off of Broder Boulevard.
With the hot dry weather and recent flurry of lightning strikes, much of the Bay Area is under a "red flag" warning for fire danger.
Patch will update this report when further details are available.
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