Crime & Safety

Firefighters Quell 1 Acre Fire In Watsonville

Early Sunday morning, Cal Fire deployed several engines and a strike team to control a brush fire near Watsonville's Mt. Madonna.

WATSONVILLE, CA — Fire crews contained a 1-acre fire in Watsonville on Sunday morning, according to CalFire CZU.

The brush fire was reported at 7 a.m. at 350 Hecker Pass Rd. in Mt. Madonna, officials wrote on Twitter. The brusher prompted the fire agency to deploy three engines, two water tenders and a strike team to quell the blaze and put out hot spots.

Officials said the fire was not within the CZU Lighting Complex burn area.

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The cause was still under investigation.

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