Midway Fire initially started 2:51 p.m. May 22 in Alameda County. After being active for 40 hours, it has burned 261 acres.

A large grass fire in the Altamont area of Alameda County shut down a nearby interstate and may have started from downed power lines, officials said. The fire was first reported as 20 acres near ...

The Midway Fire broke out around 2:51 p.m. near Altamont Pass. CHP shutdown both directions of I-580 between Patterson Pass Road and Interstate 205. The cause of the fire is under ...

Midway Fire initially started 2:51 p.m. May 22 in Alameda County. It has burned 262 acres after being active for 16 hours. As ...

A fast-moving brush fire that jumped Interstate Highway 580 near Tracy in eastern Alameda County was 75 percent contained Thursday evening, according to Cal Fire.

Cal Fire named the blaze the Midway Fire. It broke out around 2:51 p.m. in the area of Patterson Pass and Midway roads near Altamont Pass, between the cities of Livermore and Tracy.