I-780 Reopens Following 3-Alarm Grass Fire in Benicia

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BENICIA (CBS SF) -- A three-alarm grass fire closed a section of Interstate 780 in Benicia for hours Thursday evening.

The fire broke out around 7 p.m. and burned about 10 acres near Columbus Parkway and Benicia State Park.

"There wasn't a lot of wind -- I was surprised -- but once it got into those eucalyptus groves, a lot of embers were blowing and it did jump across (the freeway)," Benicia fire chief Josh Chadwick told KPIX.

Crews finally got it contained shortly after 9 p.m. All westbound lanes and all but one eastbound lane of I-780 were open, as of 11 p.m.

It's not yet clear how the fire got started.