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Crews Fire Near Gilroy 80% Contained, Evacuations Lifted

Firefighters hope to have the blaze 100% contained by Sunday.

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The Crews Fire northeast of Gilroy had churned through an estimated 5,400 acres as of Wednesday morning according to Cal Fire. (Courtesy of Gillis Jones)
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The Crews Fire northeast of Gilroy had churned through an estimated 5,400 acres as of Wednesday morning according to Cal Fire. (Alertwildfire.org)

GILROY, CA — Cal Fire said in a statement Thursday morning that the Crews Fire in the rural mountains east of Gilroy was 80 percent contained and that evacuation orders had been lifted.

Cal Fire announced the update on Twitter.

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Firefighters took advantage of favorable conditions during the day on Wednesday and overnight into Thursday morning to build additional control lines and hope to have the fire 100 percent contained by Sunday, Cal Fire said.

All road closures have been lifted.

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The fire's cause remained under investigation Wednesday.

There were no additional updates as of Thursday afternoon.

— Patch Editor Nick Garber and Bay City News contributed to this report

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