Crime & Safety

Fairfax Traffic Advisory Lifted (Updated)

A blaze in the 0-100 block of Porteous Avenue in Fairfax on Tuesday threatened a structure and triggered a traffic advisory, police said.

Updated at 1:58 p.m.: The fire has been extinguished and all traffic lanes are clear, the Fairfax Police Department said in a 1:24 p.m. alert.

FAIRFAX, CA — A Marin blaze early Tuesday afternoon has triggered a traffic advisory.

The blaze in the 0-100 block of Porteous Avenue in Fairfax involves a tree fully engulfed threatening a structure, police said.

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Motorists are urged to avoid the area.

The Ross Valley Fire and Fairfax Police departments are on the scene.

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No additional information was immediately available.


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