More than a dozen California Department of Forestry firefighters
from San Benito and Santa Clara counties used a combination of hand
tools, fire hoses and helicopters dropping hundreds of gallons of
water from the air to fight a fast-moving brush fire that burned 40
to 50 acres of grassland along the eastern side of Frazier Lake
Road.
More than a dozen California Department of Forestry firefighters from San Benito and Santa Clara counties used a combination of hand tools, fire hoses and helicopters dropping hundreds of gallons of water from the air to fight a fast-moving brush fire that burned 40 to 50 acres of grassland along the eastern side of Frazier Lake Road.
The fire, which covered the northern section of the county with a large plume of brown smoke, started at about 4:15 p.m. on Friday just south of the San Benito-Santa Clara county line.
The fire forced the closure of northbound Frazier Lake Road so that firefighters would have access to fight the blaze.
No one was injured, and no homes or major structures were damaged because firefighters cut off the progress of the flames, which were being pushed along by a strong, late afternoon breeze.
