LIVE: Evacuations ordered as wildfire explodes to 700 acres near Pleasanton
ALAMEDA COUNTY, Calif. (KGO) -- A wildfire south of Pleasanton in Alameda County has prompted evacuation orders on Tuesday afternoon, according to CAL FIRE.
The fire, dubbed the Little Fire, started sometime before 3 p.m. in the area of Little Valley Road and Hubbard Lane south of Pleasanton and had burned 700 acres and 0% contained as of 4:30 p.m.
Crews from the Alameda County Fire Department and Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department also responded.
Evacuation orders have been issued for the following zones:
- PLS-079
- PLS-080
- PLS-081
- PLS-082
- PLS-103
The evacuations are impacting the Ruby Hill neighborhood as well as neighborhoods along Vineyard Avenue.
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An evacuation center has opened at the Pleasanton Senior Center, 5353 Sunol Boulevard, where city staff will be available to assist those affected by the fire.
In an interview with ABC7 Eyewitness News, CAL FIRE Battalion Chief Raul Medina said the main objective while there's still daylight is to slow down the fire by utilizing the aircraft to accomplish that.
You can follow those aircrafts and see the fire's perimeter in the map below.
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Medina says the biggest challenges crews are facing right now are limited access to the head of the fire and wind.
There are currently three air tankers and three helicopters as well as dozers and hand crews working the fire.
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Bay City News Service contributed to this article.
