Crime & Safety
Second Brush Fire Erupts In Santa Cruz County
The Lockhart Fire was stopped after growing to 5 to 8 acres.
SCOTTS VALLEY, CA --Firefighters have contained a new wildland fire in the area of Lockhart Gulch in Scotts Valley, Cal Fire said on social media.
The Lockhart Fire was stopped after growing to 5 to 8 acres, the fire agency said shortly after 1 p.m. Crews will be mopping up this afternoon.
No structures were threatened, according to the Scotts Valley Police Department.
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Cal Fire is also working to extinguish the Rincon Fire in Santa Cruz County that has closed state Highway 9 in both directions. That fire is about 6 acres.
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