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Fast-Moving Fire Burns Storage Buildings in Livermore Wine Country

Investigators are probing the cause after crews stopped the blaze's forward progress with reported explosions complicating the response.

Overview

  • The fire broke out Wednesday afternoon on Tesla Road near Cross Road and Greenville Road in Livermore and spread through roughly 3–5 acres of agricultural storage property.
  • Fire crews and CAL FIRE deployed helicopters for aerial water drops and stopped the blaze's forward progress by the afternoon, then remained on scene to monitor hot spots.
  • At least one building was destroyed, the blaze spread to a second structure, and parts of adjacent vineyards were burned.
  • Eyewitnesses and reports described at least two large explosions during the response, raising safety concerns because the site sits next to wineries, an equestrian center and the private Meadowlark Field airstrip.
  • The cause remains undetermined and investigators are conducting damage and origin assessments while officials warn that stored materials and reported explosions may slow a full review.