Firefighters contain 4th of July fire on Highway 50 at Spooner
Submitted by paula on Tue, 07/04/2017 - 12:22pm
Carson City Fire Department, East Fork Fire and Tahoe Douglas Fire responded to a brush fire on the valley side of Highway 50 on Spooner.
The fire was reported at around 12:20 p.m. and said to be around 1-2 miles up Highway 50 on the north side. Smoke and flames are visible at the time.
By 1:07 p.m., firefighters at the wildfire reported the blaze was contained with responding units on scene building a hose line around the fire and mopping up. The cause is under investigation.
Highway 50 at the area of the fire has been closed but is reported open at this time.
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