Crime & Safety

Firefighters Knock Down 2 Grass Fires in Livermore

The cause of the fires is not yet known.

Firefighters battled two separate vegetation fires near Las Positas Court in Livermore on Friday night,  fire officials said.

"The first fire was reported at 10:23 p.m., and the second fire was reported at 12:45 a.m.," Livermore Pleasanton Fire Battalion Chief Paul Legasa said. "Both incidents had multiple areas of origin."

Legasa says multiple residents from the Portola Meadows neighborhood reposted both fires. The cause of the fires is currently under investigation. One acre of grass burned between the two fires.

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