Benicia fire crews contain blaze near I-680 that caused temporary road closures

The Benicia Fire Department responded to a blaze on Tuesday that caused Interstate 680 to temporarily close in both directions.

Around 2:50 p.m., fire crews went to the scene of a two-alarm vegetation fire behind Camel Road. Just before 3:30 p.m., the blaze spread to the center divide at the Interstate 780 and 680 split, and it was upgraded to a three-alarm fire.

Around 3:35, Caltrans said the fire caused all lanes of I-680 to be closed at Bayshore Road in both directions. 

Benicia Fire said the fire was under control around 3:40 p.m., and firefighters would stay at the scene for several hours to finish mop-up. The lanes then reopened around 5:15 p.m.

According to Cal Fire's incident map, the fire burned 10 acres.

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