Crime & Safety
Downed Power Lines Spark Brush Fire In Cotati
The wires landed on trees and grass, sparking the blaze, officials said.
COTATI, CA — Firefighters were on the scene of a vegetation fire in Cotati early Friday afternoon.
The fire was sparked by power lines that broke and came down on trees and grass and set them alight, said a dispatcher at Sonoma County's emergency dispatch center.
The fire was reported at 6060 Oak Avenue about 12:20 p.m.
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Four engines and a water tender were still on the scene at 1 p.m. but no additional firefighting resources were being ordered, the dispatcher said.
Details about fire acreage were not immediately available.
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