IT TOOK ABOUT 2 HOURS FOR FIREFIGHTERS TO CONTAIN A 2-ACRE BLAZE THAT BROKE OUT AT BIG BASIN REDWOODS STATE PARK THIS AFTERNOON. THE FIRE BEGAN JUST BEFORE 1 P.M. NEAR JOHANSEN AND MIDDLE RIDGE ROADS. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF INJURIES AND NO STRUCTURES WERE DAMAGED. THE CAUSE OF THE BLAZE IS BEING INVESTIGATED.
