A brush fire near the Carquinez Bridge shut down Interstate 80 early Sunday and prompted evacuations in Vallejo and Crockett.
All evacuations were lifted in Vallejo as of about 2:30 p.m. Sunday, officials said.
The fire was reported shortly after 9 a.m. in the Glen Cove area and by 9:20 a.m. the Vallejo Firefighters Association was reporting that crews were battling two fires in the area.
By 9:30 a.m. the fire had jumped the freeway and is burning toward the California State University Maritime Academy, which has also been evacuated.
Fire in Vallejo pic.twitter.com/Au126i0dXD
— Kevin Quintero (@kquintero1796) October 27, 2019
Air attack right now on the fire that’s burning at foot of Carquinez bridge. The fire in on the grounds of the @Cal_Maritime Academy. Students evacuated yesterday because of wind conditions. I-80 closed in both directions. pic.twitter.com/u8iuhdeC2j
— Jodi Hernandez (@JodiHernandezTV) October 27, 2019
The California Highway Patrol is diverting traffic to Interstate Highway 780.
Officials have also ordered evacuations for parts of Vallejo, including Maritime Academy, Navone and Pueblo, Jordan and Swanzy, Waterview Terrace and Bayside Terrace.
Residents in the town of Crockett were also ordered to evacuate, but the orders were lifted shortly after 12:30 p.m.
