Crime & Safety

Grass Fire Along I-580 in Dublin Backs up Traffic to Castro Valley

Fire is out, but traffic is jammed.

A car fire on Interstate 580 in Dublin late Monday morning sparked a blaze on an adjacent grassy hillside and backed up traffic into Castro Valley.

The car fire was on the eastbound side of the interstate just west of the .

The car fire began about 11:40 a.m. The grass fire burned about an acre. After the blaze was extinguished, firefighters blocked off the right lane to mop up.

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All the action in the area clogged traffic almost to Castro Valley Boulevard as of 1 p.m.

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