Parkland Fire Hits 1,800 Acres In Monterey Co.

MONTEREY COUNTY, CA – UPDATE: MONDAY, JULY 10, 4:50 a.m.

A wildfire that started Saturday evening in unincorporated Monterey County grew by about 300 acres Sunday and was 60 percent contained by the evening, Cal Fire officials said.

As of 6:19 p.m. Sunday, the Parkfield Fire was holding at 1,816 acres and full containment is expected by this morning.

The fire was first reported at about 6:20 p.m. Saturday.

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SUNDAY, JULY 9, 3 p.m.

Cal Fire crews are battling a large 1,500-acre fire that sprung up in Monterey County Saturday evening, a spokeswoman for the agency said today.

Dubbed the "Parkfield Fire" because it is near that unincorporated community in Monterey County, the fire was first reported around 6:20 p.m.

Firefighters halted the fire's forward movement late Saturday night, according to Lynnette Round of Cal Fire. It is now about 30 percent contained, she said.

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