SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California firefighters aided by aircraft battled a wind-driven wildfire that continued not only burning but spreading early Sunday in an area straddling the San Francisco Bay Area and central California, authorities said.
The Corral Fire began Saturday afternoon near the city of Tracy, 60 miles (96 kilometers) east of San Francisco, and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in the city of Livermore, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire.
Dark plumes of smoke traveled high into the sky over the fire area comprised mostly of grassy hills.
Wildfires have continued to spread in the San Francisco Bay Area. APEarly Sunday, the blaze appeared to be growing, fueled by hot and dry conditions in California.
Cal Fire updated the size of the fire to 19.5 square miles (50.5 square kilometers), up from 17.2 square miles (44.5 square kilometers) late Saturday.
The fire was 15 percent contained as of Sunday morning, the Cal Fire Santa Clara Unit said in a Facebook post that strong winds and dry grass “have made it difficult for firefighters to contain.”
Strong winds and dry grass have made it difficult to contain the blaze. APChief Baraka Carter said two fire workers were injured, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
