A BRUSH FIRE HAS BURNED AT LEAST 400 ACRES NEAR METZ ROAD IN THE SOLEDAD AREA. THE BLAZE, WHICH BEGAN AROUND 6:30 P.M., IS REPORTEDLY THREATENING SEVERAL STRUCTURES (AND SOME NEARBY POWER LINES). HIGHWAY 146 IS CURRENTLY CLOSED AT ITS INTERSECTIONS WITH METZ, AND SHIRTTAIL CANYON ROADS.