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CASA FIRE – Saturday update 09/01/14 1802 S. S.

 

THE CASA FIRE, WHICH WAS FULLY CONTAINED BY 2:30 P-M FRIDAY, WAS DECLARED COMPLETELY “OUT” ON SATURDAY, AND FIREFIGHTERS WERE DOING THEIR FINAL CLEAN-UP BY ABOUT 2 P-M . THE 45-ACRE WILDFIRE BEGAN AFTER A WESTBOUND CAR HIT THE GUARD RAIL ON THE NORTH SIDE OF HIGHWAY 152 NEAR DINOSAUR POINT AROUND 3 P-M THURSDAY. THE FIRE ENDED UP JUMPING THE HIGHWAY AND BURNING ON BOTH SIDES, CAUSING AUTHORITIES TO CLOSE HIGHWAY 152 O9N BOTH DIRECTIONS FOR S NUMBER OF HOURS. THE CASA FIRE WAS INITIALLY BELIEVED TO HAVE BURNED ABOUT 80 ACRES, BUT ONCE RE-ASSESSED, THAT WAS DOWNGRADED TO 45 ACRES.

 

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