Hayward Brush Fire Burns Near Homes Along Interstate 880
HAYWARD (CBS SF) -- A brush fire next to Interstate 880 in Hayward has prompted the closure of a number of lanes and backed up traffic in the area.
The fire was burning vegetation at the Industrial Ave. exit off of southbound I-880.
The California Highway Patrol said the Tennyson St. onramp to southbound I-880 was closed as well as a least three lanes along the shoulder.
Flames were just on the other side of a wall from a residential neighborhood, but no structures were threatened and no injuries were reported.
Fire crews monitored he flames from the backyards of homes along the freeway sound wall.
Hayward Fire Department spokesman Capt. Don Nichelson said there were about three spot fires stretching from Tennyson Road to Industrial Boulevard that burned about an acre.
The fires were under control by about 11:50 a.m.; fire crews remained in the area for a while checking for hot spots, Nichelson said.
The lanes reopened shortly after 1 p.m., CHP officials said.
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