FIRE INVESTIGATORS IN SANTA CRUZ DETERMINED THAT ILLEGAL FIREWORKS WERE TO BLAME, FOR SPARKING 2-WILDFIRES YESTERDAY (MON). THE 1ST BLAZE WAS REPORTED AT ABOUT NOON. FIREFIGHTERS FROM MULTIPLE AGENCIES CONTROLLED THE FLAMES ON THE 1-HUNDRED BLOCK OF VIA HERMOSA IN 20 MINUTES. AT 12:30 P.M., MORE FLAMES WERE REPORTED ON THE 4-HUNDRED BLOCK OF CARBONERA DRIVE. THAT PATCH OF GRASS BURNED ITSELF OUT BEFORE FIREFIGHTERS RESPONDED. ABOUT A QUARTER-ACRE OF BRUSH WAS BURNED, AND INVESTIGATORS FOUND EVIDENCE OF USED FIREWORKS IN THE AREA. NO INJURIES OR PROPERTY DAMAGE WAS REPORTED.
