The fire broke out Saturday near a explosives-testing facility and triggered evacuations in San Joaquin County.
Residents who were forced to leave their homes over the weekend when a wildfire broke out near a local explosives and materials testing site in San Joaquin County were allowed to begin returning home Sunday evening, authorities announced. The Corral fire, which began Saturday afternoon near the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Site 300, is burning to the west of Interstate 580. It had grown to 14,168 acres by Sunday night.
Sunday. 'Residents are advised to remain vigilant and prepared for potential changes,' San Joaquin County's office of emergency services said in a notice to residents. The fire was also considered a threat to the nearby laboratory, which the Environmental Protection Agency describes as a “high-explosives and materials testing site in support of nuclear weapons research,' the Associated Press reported Sunday.
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