(BCN)– Cal Fire crews in the East Bay were battling a vegetation fire that erupted off Altamont Pass Road Sunday afternoon that grew to 80 acres before forward progress was stopped.
Firefighters from Cal Fire’s Santa Clara Unit (SCU) responded to the fire just after noon, which was burning about 7.5 miles northeast of the city of Livermore.
The fire had scorched less than 5 acres when firefighters first responded. It grew to about 80 acres by 1:30 p.m., when firefighters were able to stop forward progress, according to Cal Fire…