Crews were working Saturday to contain a small grass fire that broke out in Livermore just north of Interstate 580 shortly after noon.
The Greenville Fire by 2 p.m. had burned 41 acres and was 60% contained, and by 5 p.m. it had grown slightly to 44 acres and was 75% contained, Cal Fire reported. Firefighters were making good progress, and forward progress had stopped, according to a social media post from Cal Fire. By just after 9 p.m., Cal Fire declared the blaze 100% contained, at 44 acres.
The fire broke out a few miles west of where the Corral Fire burned 14,168 acres last week, southwest of Tracy and near Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Site 300. That fire was finally declared contained on Thursday; the cause remains under investigation.
Both fires broke out near the Altamont Pass — a site subject to frequent brush fires, due to high winds that gain speed as they squeeze through the narrow canyon.
Source: www.mercurynews.com