Forward progress stopped on Airline Fire in Paicines Thursday evening; CAL FIRE BEU
Jeanette Bent
SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — CAL FIRE BEU said that the Airline Fire is holding at approximately 60 acres with forward progress stopped.
Firefighters remain on scene, working to secure containment lines and mop up remaining hotspots, according to CAL FIRE.
The UC San Diego ALERTCalifornia cameras showed the vegetation fire climbing uphill in San Benito county Thursday evening.
According to the CHP Traffic Incident Information Page online, the fire was reported at 6:55 p.m. and as of 6:59 p.m. was reported at a couple of acres and “getting close to buildings.”
The cause of the fire is unknown at this time.
KION did reach out to Cal Fire units and are awaiting a response.