Crime & Safety

Lockhart Gulch Road Fire: Fully Contained in Scotts Valley

BREAKING: The 9-acre blaze broke out Monday night.

SCOTTS VALLEY, CA – A 9-acre fire reported Monday night on Lockhart Gulch Road in the Scotts Valley area was fully contained this morning, according to officials.

The blaze was first logged at 9:30 p.m. on the 2000 block of Lockhart Gulch and led to a temporary road closure near the Mission Springs Conference Center, the Scotts Valley Police Department said.

No mandatory evacuations were ordered, and as of 5:30 a.m. today the fire was fully contained and controlled to approximately 9 acres, the agency said.

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Numerous fire apparatus is still at the scene.

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