Crime & Safety
Grass Fire In Novato At 75% Containment
BREAKING: Crews working the scene overnight to Saturday morning. Air tanker from Sonoma-Lake-Napa unit of Cal Fire called in to assist.
MARIN COUNTY, CA – UPDATED: Friday, Sept. 30, 6:10 p.m.
An 18-acre vegetation fire in south Novato was 75 percent contained late this afternoon, Novato Fire Protection District spokeswoman Sandy Wargo said.
The fire in the area of Marin Valley Drive near the Marin Valley Country Club was reported by multiple people at 12:03 p.m., Wargo said.
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One of two air tankers from the Sonoma-Lake-Napa unit of Cal Fire dumped some fire retardant on some cars and a building in the Bay Vista apartment complex, Wargo said. The drop forced the closure of Hutchins Way,
Fire Chief Mark Heine said.
Residents were ordered to shelter in place but evacuations were not ordered. The shelter in place has since been lifted and residents have returned home.
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Firefighters will stay over night to monitor hot spots and flare-ups, Wargo said.
"Right now the wind is not in our favor," Wargo said.
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FRIDAY, SEPT 30, 1:56 p.m.
Firefighters are working to put out a grass fire in Novato this afternoon, fire officials said.
The fire is burning about 18 acres in the area of Marin Valley Drive, according to the Novato Fire District.
The fire broke out on Marin Valley Drive sometime around 12:30 p.m. and quickly spread to 18 acres near Nave and Bolling drives, according to the district.
As of about 1:15 p.m., firefighters had stopped the forward progress of the blaze, and it was 30 percent contained.
Other fire updates this week from the Bay Area:
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- Sawmill Fire Hits 100% Containment In Sonoma County
- Soberanes Fire Containment Jumps To 92%
- Loma Fire Latest: Scorched Acreage Expands To 4,313; Containment Holds At 34%
- Iron Horse Trail Arson Suspect Sought For Setting Trail Fires
- Tuesday's Closure Of Richmond-San Rafael Bridge Made For Nightmarish Commutes In North Bay
- Teen Playing With Matches Catches Marin Co. Home, Trees On Fire
- Crews Contain 12-Acre Blaze Near Greenfield
- Lockhart Gulch Road Fire: Fully Contained in Scotts Valley
--Bay City News/Image via Novato FD
