Express lane opens on northbound I-680 in Sunol area

The express lane runs on northbound Highway 680 between south of Auto Mall Parkway and state Highway 84, and can be used by carpoolers, motorcyclists and transit vehicles.

Marsh fire near Sunol scorches more than 1,700 acres

A group of fires near the Sunol Regional Wilderness and the Calaveras Reservoir have burned more than 1,700 acres and still had zero containment Monday morning, according to Cal Fire.

Group of vegetation fires south of Sunol prompts evacuation orders

The homes evacuated are on Welch Creek Road, about four miles southeast of Sunol and about a mile north of the popular Little Yosemite Trail.

Tanker carrying ethanol crashes off I-680 in Alameda County

Alameda County Fire is asking members of the public to avoid the area while crews at the scene transfer the ethanol from the crashed tanker to another. 

Hazmat teams work to transfer ethanol from crashed tanker
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Occurred along southbound I-680 near Koopman Road in Sunol on Wednesday, April 22, 2020. Video: Alameda County Fire Department.