By the time the Corral Fire was contained Sunday, it had burned 14,000 acres to become the state's largest wildland fire of the year.
TRACY -- June marked the beginning of fire season in a very real way as a huge grass fire ignited on Saturday afternoon in a field near the Lawrence Livermore Laboratories. It roared over the Altamont Hills toward the city of Tracy and, by the time it was contained on Sunday, it had burned about 14,000 acres to become the state's largest wildland fire of the year.
The flames stopped at 580, preventing a run into the town of Tracy but, on the fire's side of the highway, they weren't so lucky. One neighborhood off Vernalis Road became the focus of the battle, as firefighters struggled to protect the homes. The residents had all evacuated except Kirn Gill. He and his neighbor stayed behind as flames roared down off the hills and up behind the houses.'Everything was getting lit on fire,' Gill said. 'It was intense.
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