San Joaquin County

Corral Fire near Tracy grows to 14,000 acres, 30% contained

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People in neighborhoods southwest of Tracy remain under an evacuation order as the wind-whipped Corral Fire continues to grow, reaching 14,000 acres on Sunday, and parts of Interstate 580 remain closed.

Residents located west of the California Aqueduct, south of Corral Hollow Creek, west to Alameda County and south to Stanislaus County were told to leave the area Saturday night, according to the San Joaquin County Office of Emergency Services.

A temporary evacuation point will be at Larch Clover Community Center, 11157 West Larch Road in Tracy, the county office said.

The Corral Fire, first reported about 2:30 p.m. east of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's Site 300, has reached 14,000 acres, with 30% containment, Cal Fire said around 6:30 a.m. on social media.

Residents east of Highway 580 between Corral Hollow Road and South Tracy Boulevard were the first ones told to leave by the San Joaquin County Office of Emergency Services.

The evacuations were expanded to those living west of the California Aqueduct, west to Alameda County and south to Stanislaus County, the county office said in social media posts.

The fire closed Highway 580 from Corral Hollow Road to Interstate Highway 5 in both directions, Caltrans said on social media.

Two Alameda County firefighters were hospitalized for treatment of minor to moderate burns, said Cheryl Hurd, a spokesperson for the department.

The cause of the fire wasn't immediately determined, Hurd said.

Site 300, covering 7,000 acres about 15 miles east of Lawrence Livermore's main site, is part of the laboratory's nuclear weapons stockpile stewardship program, according to its website.

The facility assesses the operation of non-nuclear weapon components through hydrodynamic testing and tests new conventional explosives for use as part of the nuclear stockpile, the laboratory said.

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