Fire Near Weott Shuts Down One North Bound Lane on 101
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The CHP is reporting that there a fire near Newton road in Weott. In fact, they are saying there are two fires. The outside northbound lane has been shut down.
UPDATE 6:01: The Times Standard has a piece. They say, “the fires are side by side on the east side of the freeway. One fire is about one acre, while the other is about one-half of an acre.
The fire started about 4:45 p.m. and crews are still working to contain it, Ridenhour said. Currently, there are three fire engines, two hand crews, a water tanker, an air attack, a helicopter and an air tanker committed to the fire.” More at their site.
UPDATE 8:00: Mop-up operations are nearly complete according to my husband who drove through on his way home from work.
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Thank you, Humboldt Pie for the pointer to the TS piece.
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The marker is not where the fire is. It only indicates the road in question.
The marker is not where the fire is. It only indicates the road in question.
Hi Kym… Bing maps is interesting as they have much more recent sat views of the region…
Hi Kym… Bing maps is interesting as they have much more recent sat views of the region…