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It happened just off Interstate 680 near Rudgear Road.
No homes burned, but one reserve firefighter was treated for heat exhaustion. He is expected to recover.
Altogether, about three to five acres burned before it was contained.
Traffic was backed up on Interstate 680 well into Walnut Creek.
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