PRUNEDALE EUCALYPTUS FIRE 2/1/13 5:00p DMF

A FIRE BURNED AN ACRE AND A HALF OFF MAHER ROAD IN ROYAL OAKS.  THE WILDFIRE ALLEGEDLY STARTED AROUND 10:30 a.m. FRIDAY,  IN A EUCALYPTUS GROVE.   FIREFIGHTERS WERE ABLE TO CONTAIN THE BLAZE BY 2 P.M.   IT IS POSSIBLE THAT EMBERS FROM A PREVIOUS CONTROLLED BURN WERE THE CAUSE.