A grassfire in an area more than twice the size of Prospect Park is blazing near Corral Hallow and Tesla Roads in Tracy. The 30 M.P.H. winds are causing it to spread. We can see the smoke from the farm. From the Tracy Press:
Tesla roads is spreading toward Tracy and threatening local ranches.
The
California Highway Patrol will temporarily close Tesla and Cross roads
and keep an eye on Interstates 5 and 580 because the flames are quickly
spreading, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire
Protection.
The fire, which was reported after 1 today, is only
10 percent contained, according to CalFire. It’s near Lawrence
Livermore Laboratory’s explosives testing grounds, Site 300.
Fire
engines from the Tracy Fire Department and from Alameda County have
been dispatched to combat the flames. The fire — sparked late this
afternoon — comes on the same day that 22 firefighters from San Joaquin
County including Tracy were dispatched to help fight the flames in
Santa Cruz County.
State and local firefighting agencies have been overwhelmed trying to fight a massive blaze in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
It’s
unknown at this point how the Altamont fire started. The flames are in
a canyon that’s hard to reach for most fire engines, according to the
Tracy fire department. CalFire ordered two more air tankers and two
helicopters to battle flames around 3:30 today.