By Bay City News Service
A fast-moving grass fire that spread to a Fairfield motel Tuesday evening has forced the motel's evacuation, at least until Wednesday, a fire battalion chief said.
The fire was first reported at about 7 p.m. near the junction of Interstate Highway 80 and Suisun Valley Road, fire officials said.
A three-alarm response was called as the fire was moving quickly and threatening structures in the area. However, firefighters were unable to prevent the fire from reaching a nearby Motel 6.
Firefighters contained the grass fire to between an acre and an acre-and-a-half, but the damage to the motel forced firefighters to call for its evacuation until Wednesday, when the damage can be better assessed, Battalion Chief Bob Stoffel said.
No one was injured.
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