Caltrans helps county fire crews extinguish blaze off San Leandro highway

Smoke billowed early Wednesday morning in San Leandro from a fire near Interstate Highways 238 and 880, Alameda County fire officials said.

The outside fire was reported at 4:41 a.m. between Sweetwater Drive and Highway 238 and took about two hours to put out.

A Caltrans crew used a front loader to help extinguish the blaze, fire officials said.

No other details were immediately available.