SAN FRANCISCO, CA — San Francisco firefighters and a fireboat battled a wildfire Saturday in China Beach, a secluded area of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area near the Sea Cliff neighborhood.
Vegetation was burning about half a mile off the roadway on a dense, steep coastal cliffside that required firefighters to descend by rescue ropes and lay down 2,500 feet of hose, the Fire Department said on social media.
The fire, reported about 4:30 p.m., was challenging because "vegetation fires spread fast, especially on cliffs and in dry brush," the Fire Department said. It was declared contained at 7:52 p.m.
China Beach is located between Baker Beach and Lands End. The cause of the blaze, which was held to about 2,500 square feet, was under investigation.
There were no injuries and no threats to structures, firefighters said.
Firefighters said they were assisted by U.S. Park Police and National Park Service rangers.
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