OAKLAND, Calif. - CAL FIRE personnel are on-scene in the Altamont area, fighting a fire that covered nearly 22 acres. The blaze has been named the Grant Fire.
The agency first reported the fire at around 1 p.m. Sunday afternoon, and by 1:15 reported that while the fire had grown in size to seven acres, crews had stopped its forward progress.
At around 2:45, CAL FIRE personnel announced the fire had spread across nearly nearly 22 acres.
"Containment is currently at 60% with full containment expected in the next two hours," the agency wrote in a post on X.
CAL FIRE aerial resources and a bulldozer are on the scene.
The cause of the fire is unknown.
This story will be updated as more information becomes available.