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Brush fire near Y at Oak Hill quickly contained
A two-alarm brush fire at two homes near the Y at Oak Hill has been contained, fire officials said this morning. See a photo gallery here.
The fire, in the 12000 block of U.S. 290, involved at least two homes, brush and power lines, the officials said.
The fire broke out shortly after 7:30 a.m. and was contained shortly after 8 a.m., said Mike Elliott, assistant fire chief for Emergency Service District No. 3 and 9, otherwise known as the Oak Hill and Westlake fire departments, which often work in conjunction on area fires.
There were no injuries reported and no immediate reports regarding the extent of damage to the homes or how many acres burned in the fire before it was contained, Elliott said.
The cause of the fire was not immediate known either, he said.
Contrary to earlier reports that the fire occurred at a nearby nursery, the owner said that was not the case. Debbie Jackson, owner of nearby Sagebrush Landscaping, said her six-year-old business was not affected, but was told the fire occurred at a mobile home behind her property instead. There are several mobile homes located in the area behind her business on one to five-acre lots, she said.
Correction: This entry has been corrected to say the fire did not occur at Sagebrush nursery
