A fire at the Port of Oakland sent black, billowing smoke over San Francisco Bay late Sunday afternoon.
The plumes were visible from across the water around 3:30 p.m., with people posting photos to social media of the smoke seen from Marin and San Francisco.
The Oakland Fire Department said its crews were responding to a shipping container fire that may have been caused by a lithium battery.
Robert Bernard, a spokesperson for the port, said the fire was fully contained by 3:45 p.m. but had no other details about what caused it.