Crews Stop Forward Progress of Brush Fire Along Hwy 101 in Gilroy
GILROY (CBS SF) -- Cal Fire officials on Thursday afternoon confirmed that firefighters have stopped the forward progress of a brush fire burning along northbound Highway 101 near the Sargent overcrossing in Gilroy.
The Cal Fire SCU Twitter account posted about the fire at 3:23 p.m. Thursday.
The fire was initially reported at about a quarter of an acre and appeared to have started at the roadside.
So far, traffic on Highway 101 has not been affected.
At around 3:45 p.m., Cal Fire offered an update, saying forward progress of the fire had been stopped and the call for additional units had been cancelled. Driver were advised to be safe while traveling through the area.
