HIGHWAY 101 FIRE - 6/20/2012 18:15 B.B.

A GRASS FIRE BROKE OUT ON HIGHWAY 101 IN SAN JOSE, SOUTH OF BAILEY ROAD, THAT BURNED 15 ACRES BEFORE BEING CONTAINED.  A CAL FIRE AIR TANKER DUMPED RETARDANT ON THE FIRE SOON AFTER IT WAS REPORTED AT 4:20 P.M.     ONE OTHER HELICOPTER DID WATER DROPS AN HOUR LATER ELIMINATING THE BRUNT OF THE BLAZE, AND GROUND CREWS ARE CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR HOTSPOTS.  NO STRUCTURES OR PEOPLE WERE THREATENED BY THE FIRE, AND THE CAUSE WAS NOT IMMEDIATELY KNOWN.