Solano County Fire Near Highway 113 Grows To 100 Acres

SOLANO COUNTY, CA - A rapidly spreading three-alarm vegetation fire reported Tuesday afternoon off of state Highway 113 in unincorporated Solano County has grown to roughly 100 acres, a fire captain said.

The incident was reported at 4:48 p.m. in the vicinity of Highway 113 and Hastings Road, roughly five miles from Travis Air Force Base, according to Dixon Fire Chief Aaron McAlister, the incident commander.

The fire is burning in a remote, difficult to access area and the glow from the flames is visible from Vacaville to Rio Vista.

"Nothing's immediately threatened because of the remoteness of this location, but it's still a fire we need to address," McAlister said.

Weather was a factor in the fire's rapid rate of spread, with winds of 15 to 20 mph and a temperature of roughly 100 degrees, McAlister said. High temperatures are also expected Wednesday, and it's too soon to anticipate whether crews will be able to bring the incident under control by Thursday.

No injuries have been reported and no structures have been damaged, but a number of structures were temporarily threatened.

Fire activity has died down overnight, McAlister said, but the fire does still have the potential to reach them.

There was a collision involving a fire vehicle during the first 30 minutes of the incident, but no injuries were reported.

-Bay City News, file image via Cal Fire