Crime & Safety
Small Brush Fire Starts in Homeless Encampment
Flames scorched about a half an acre. No injuries reported.
By Bay City News
Firefighters contained a small brush fire at a homeless encampment in Petaluma on Thursday morning, fire officials said.
The fire was reported at 11:38 a.m. around Hopper Street near Lakeville Highway and U.S. Highway 101, according to the Petaluma Fire Department.
A mix of tall grass and light brush was burning there. Firefighters used hose lines and hand tools to keep it from spreading and contained it to about a half-acre. The fire appears to have started in a homeless encampment. No injuries were reported.
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