Crime & Safety
Grass Fire Above Milpitas Contained At 51 Acres
Cal Fire battled the blaze near Ed Levin Park.
MILPITAS, CA — Fire crews put out a grass fire east of Milpitas near Ed R. Levin County Park.
The fire was reported at 11:11 a.m. on Weller Road north of Calaveras Road.
Cal Fire reports that the fire burned 51 acres and is 100 percent contained.
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.@sccfiredept crews fighting grass fire near #Milpitas https://t.co/iCbwcYI9Mf pic.twitter.com/MiMzgYMPZP
— KPIX 5 (@CBSSF) July 26, 2017
#WellerFire [update] off Weller Rd and Calaveras Rd, 3 miles east of Milpitas (Santa Clara County) Fire is now 30 acres and 50% contained pic.twitter.com/lTS3NzQnM5
— CAL FIRE (@CAL_FIRE) July 26, 2017
Cal Fire used two air tankers, two helicopters, six engines and two bulldozers on the blaze.
There is no word yet on a possible cause for the fire.
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— Bay City News; Image by Renee Schiavone, Patch
