At around 1 p.m., four or five vehicles crashed around the I-580/I-205 interchange near Midway Road, according to a CHP incident log. One car went off the roadway and overturned, while at least one vehicle became fully engulfed in flames. The driver was able to exit the vehicle at the moment it became engulfed in flames, according to a CHP Instagram post.
The fire spread to the surrounding grass and fields around the eastbound side of I-580. According to Watch Duty, the fire was first reported around 1:17 p.m., and had spread to 10 acres by 1:19. Forward progress was stopped by 1:24 p.m., Watch Duty reported via Incident Command.