Brush Fire Burning Near Fremont Possibly Ignited By Lightning

ALAMEDA COUNTY (CBS SF) -- A brush fire was burning near the Sunol Regional Wilderness Thursday morning in Alameda County, according Cal Fire.

Firefighters responded to the fire at about 4:30 a.m. near Geary and Calaveras roads, Alameda County Fire Department spokeswoman Aisha Knowles said.

Knowles said it's possible more than one lightning strike started the fire, which multiple people reported. So it could have started in more than one location, she said.

Firefighters are working in heavy brush and firefighters had the fire 20 percent contained as of about 8:50 a.m., a Cal Fire official said.

Some 45 acres have burned so far. Firefighters do not know when the fire will be 100 percent contained, Knowles said.

No structures have been burned nor are any threatened. No firefighters have been injured, according to Cal Fire.

A KTVU news van landed in an embankment while on the way to cover the fire. No injuries were reported.

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