Equipment blamed for San Antonio fire

| |
By Lori Consalvo
Staff Writer

SAN ANTONIO HEIGHTS - The small fire that spread up the foothills northeast of Euclid Avenue and mountain roads equipment was caused by San Bernardino County employees removing brush, officials said.

 

A mower was blamed for igniting the 115-acre brush fire that broke out shortly after 2 p.m. on Thursday. No structures were threatened during the duration of the fire and evacuations were needed, said Glenn Barley, public information officer for Cal Fire, formerly known as the California Department of Forestry.

 

The fire was completely contained by 8 p.m. on Thursday. Crews will continue to mop up and patrol the area today.

 

"Things are looking pretty good today," Barley said this morning. "There were no problems during the night."

 

Low humidity and high temperatures could still be a problem, Barley said, but the winds are continuing to die down, which will ease the clean up efforts.



About this blog

Sandra Emerson has covered the city of Upland for the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin since 2008. She started the Upland Now blog in August 2008. To contact Sandra Emerson, leave a comment on this blog or send an e-mail to Sandra Emerson.

About this Entry

This page contains a single entry by Sandra Emerson published on October 24, 2008 9:41 AM.

Foothill Family Shelter fundraiser was the previous entry in this blog.

Obama rally 2 is the next entry in this blog.

Find recent content on the main index or look in the archives to find all content.

Recent Comments

Powered by Movable Type 4.25

Breaking News

Advertisement