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Crews have contained a vegetation fire early Wednesday that started Tuesday night in the area of North Flynn Road near the Altamont Pass in the northeastern corner of Alameda County.
Cal Fire reported in a 5:11 a.m. tweet that crews were able to prevent the loss of any structures or damage to high-tension power lines, before fully containing the blaze at 221 acres. One of the photos Cal Fire posted on social media showed a burning vehicle at the side of the freeway.
Cal Fire dubbed it the Flynn Fire and worked in tandem with the Alameda County Fire to battle the blaze through the evening. The fire briefly closed part of Interstate 580, which Cal Fire announced shortly before midnight — when the fire was 80% contained and 121 acres — had fully reopened.
The cause of the fire is under investigation
