UPDATE: Crews Get Upper Hand On Alpine Fire Burning In Sonoma County
SONOMA COUNTY (CBS SF) – Fire crews have stopped the forward progress of a vegetation fire that broke out near the community of Monte Rio in Sonoma County Tuesday afternoon.
The fire, which has become known as the Alpine Fire, was first spotted in the hills above Bonita Terrace shortly after 3 p.m. According to the Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit of Cal Fire, the blaze charred about 7 acres of timber.
By about 8:15 p.m., Calfire tweeted crews were mopping hot spots and would "continue to work through the night and tomorrow."
Firefighters along with aircraft responded to the scene.
According to Cal Fire, no structures were threatened and no evacuations were ordered.
A cause was not immediately known.
This is a breaking news update. More details to come.
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