Brush fire near Interstate 680 in Benicia caused temporary closures

By Jose Fabian

A brush fire near Interstate 680 in Benicia led to a partial shutdown of the highway for part of Wednesday afternoon, authorities said.

The Benicia Fire Department said crews began fighting the fire around 1:30 p.m., near northbound I-680, north of Industrial Way. The Industrial Way on-ramp was then shut down by the California Highway Patrol.

By 2:30 p.m., crews had upgraded the fire to a four-alarm and requested help from the Suisun City, Vacaville and Dixon fire departments.  The Contra Costa Fire Protection District also sent a helicopter to help.

The CHP, at 3:15 p.m., said the Lake Herman Road Exit was closed, along with the #2 lane from Bayshore Road to Lake Herman Road.

Crews were able to stop forward progress by 3:30 p.m., Benicia Fire said.