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Fire in Sunol explodes to 150 acres, evacuations ordered
Summary by The San Francisco Editorial Desk · Based on reporting by Josh Palefsky , KRON4 (KRON-TV)
· July 21, 2026
· 1 min read
(KRON) -- A 150 acre fire burning in Sunol has forced an evacuation order. The evacuation order has been issued for Zone: ALC-072. CalFire is calling this the Little Fire. It is burning near Vallecitos Road and Little Valley Road in Sunol It appears there are several homes nearby on Little Valley...
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Key takeaway The evacuation order has been issued for Zone: ALC-072.
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Category: safety ·
Published: July 21, 2026 ·
Source: KRON4 (KRON-TV) ·
Reading time: 1 min
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What is this story about? (KRON) -- A 150 acre fire burning in Sunol has forced an evacuation order. The evacuation order has been issued for Zone: ALC-072. CalFire is calling this the Little Fire. It is burning near Vallecitos Road and Little Valley Road in Sunol It appears there are several homes nearby on Little Valley...
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