Firefighters Battle 300-Acre Fire Near Sunol

Authorities say the fire is mostly contained this evening

Posted Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 10:10 pm PT|Updated Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 10:21 pm PT

Bay City News Service

A vegetation fire burning in Sunol is 75 percent contained this evening, an Alameda County fire spokeswoman said.

The fire was reported shortly after 3 p.m. near 8501 Calaveras Road and has burned around 300 acres, fire spokeswoman Aisha Knowles said.

Knowles said there are more than 200 firefighters at the scene from multiple agencies.

You can see video of the firefighting efforts on the CBS 5 website here.

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