Sunol
Coverage of Sunol in the Nexus archive.
- New fire reported near scene of The Little Fire in Sunol
Firefighters are combating a grass fire near Sunol and Castlewood, caused by a vehicle fire that spread to vegetation around 3:11 p.m. The incident has closed two lanes on I-680 northbound. The fire is close to the scene of a previous fire known as The Little Fire.
- Air quality advisory issued in East Bay for Little Fire
The Bay Area Air District has issued an air quality advisory for parts of the East Bay due to smoke from the 'Little Fire' wildfire in Sunol, which has burned 950 acres and is 10% contained. The blaze, located south of Pleasanton, broke out just before 3:40 p.m.
- LIVE: Evacuations ordered as wildfire explodes to 700 acres near Pleasanton
Evacuations have been ordered for a grass fire near Pleasanton and Sunol that has burned 700 acres, according to CAL FIRE.
- Small quake rumbles near Fremont Thursday morning
A 2.7-magnitude earthquake occurred east of Fremont at 7:17 a.m. on Thursday, with its epicenter 4.6 miles south of Sunol at a depth of 5.6 miles along the Mission Fault. No damage was reported.
- Pair of earthquakes strike near Fremont
A 2.7 magnitude earthquake and a 1.3 magnitude temblor struck near Fremont on Thursday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quakes occurred at 7:17 a.m. and 7:18 a.m., respectively, with the first located 4.6 miles south of Sunol and 4.8 miles east-southeast of Fremont. No additional details are currently available.