Rain Helps Firefighters Battling Estrada Fire In Santa Cruz County

  • Source: KPIX-TV CBS 5 San Francisco
  • Published: 10/18/2021 09:45 AM

Firefighters battling the Estrada Fire near Watsonville were aided by rain overnight and expect containment to increase by Monday evening, Cal Fire said. The blaze remained at 148 acres and 60 percent contained as of Monday morning, said Cal Fire CZU spokesperson Angela Bernheisel. Crews were mopping up and repairing roads and areas that were damaged by the fire, which started as a prescribed burn Friday morning on the Estrada Ranch near Hazel Dell Road and Hidden Canyon. The blaze jumped containment lines on Friday afternoon when winds picked up. No structures were damaged but one firefighter suffered a minor injury while battling the blaze, officials said.



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