Vegetation fire burning in unincorporated Morgan Hill
SANTA CLARA COUNTY -- A brush fire is burning in the southern part of Santa Clara County near Morgan Hill Friday afternoon, according to authorities.
The fire is burning in the Coyote area of unincorporated Morgan Hill near Hale Avenue and Live Oak, according to fire officials. KPIX 5 Chief Meteorologist Paul Heggen tweeted that the fire was in same area as a fire earlier this week that was sparked by a generator outside of Morgan Hill.
Pretty close to where that generator-sparked fire was the other night... https://t.co/3s0xuelW5g
— Paul Heggen (@PaulKPIX) June 24, 2022
The Cal Fire SCU Twitter account posted that the fire was 2-3 acres in size. There were some reports of structures being threatened and possible evacuations.
Firefighters are at scene of a vegetation fire in the vicinity of Hale Ave and Live Oak in the Unincorporated portion of Morgan Hill. First reported to be approximately 2 -3 acres in size. #HaleFire pic.twitter.com/o6mzsOZVdO
— CAL FIRE SCU (@calfireSCU) June 24, 2022
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