Wildfire scorches 14,000 acres, prompting evacuations in the Central Valley
A wind-driven wildfire in San Joaquin County reached 14,168 acres by Sunday night, prompting evacuations in some areas, officials said. The Corral fire near the city of Tracy, east of San Francisco, is 50% contained, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said. The blaze was reported late Saturday afternoon near the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Site 300, southwest of Tracy. The Environmental Protection Agency describes Site 300 as a “high-explosives and materials testing site in support of nuclear weapons research.” The EPA said operations at the site, which began in the 1950s, “contaminated soil and groundwater with hazardous chemicals,” and long-term cleanup is ongoing.
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