Vegetation fire near Altamont Pass at 70% containment

Crews have contained 70% of a vegetation fire sparked by a burning car along Interstate 580 near the Altamont Pass, Cal Fire said Friday morning.

The Flynn Fire, which started around 9:45 p.m. Thursday on I-580 east of the Altamont Pass near North Flynn Road in unincorporated Livermore, extended to 500 acres before firefighters stopped it from further spreading, according to Cal Fire’s update at 6:50 a.m. Friday.

“Weather and terrain continued to impact containment efforts but firefighters worked diligently and were able to stop forward progress,” Cal Fire said.

There were no reports of injuries or damage to structures in the fire.

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