SUNOL, Calif. (AP) - Firefighters are battling a brush fire that has consumed about 300 acres in an unincorporated area of Alameda County.

CalFire Battalion Chief Jim Crawford says the fire, which broke out about 3 p.m. Friday in a remote area near Sunol, is not threatening any structures.

About 200 firefighters are on the ground now and helicopters have been called in to drop water on the flames.

 

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