Emergency crews were battling a warehouse fire along Promontory Parkway in Tracy on Thursday afternoon, and a thick plume of black smoke was visible across the city as the response unfolded. The blaze was reported June 11, 2026, and by about 1:45 p.m. police were telling people to stay away from Promontory Parkway near Hansen Road.

The scene drew immediate attention because the smoke was visible from a distance, including on ALERTCalifornia cameras that showed a large black plume rising from the area. Police said they were assisting with evacuations, while San Joaquin County Emergency Services said there were no evacuation orders in place. That left residents with an odd split message in the middle of a fast-moving emergency: avoid the area, but no official evacuation order had been issued.

The Tracy Fire Department said it was getting mutual aid from other agencies as crews worked the fire, a sign the response had already grown beyond a single local call. The exact cause of the blaze was not released, and officials did not say what, if anything, was being evacuated.

For now, the fire remains a developing story, with the biggest immediate question still unanswered: what sparked the warehouse blaze along one of Tracy’s busiest corridors, and how far the response will have to spread before it is brought under control.