Crime & Safety
Cal Fire Battled Soquel Blaze Monday Afternoon
Officials asked people to avoid the area of the small fire as emergency personnel work.

SOQUEL, CA — Firefighters battled a small fire in Soquel Monday afternoon near Laurel Glen Road.
The fire was contained at a quarter-acre as of 12:53 p.m.
Cal Fire's San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit asked people to avoid the area as emergency personnel respond to the scene.
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Additional updates will be forthcoming, Cal Fire said.
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