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Fire Near Bear River Bridge Quickly Contained

Posted: Jun. 12, 2013 6:06 PM PDT

Firefighters responded quickly to a vegetation fire near Highway 174 and Lower Colfax Road. They contained the blaze in about half-an-hour. CalFire Captain Clint Brown says they got the call yesterday just before 5pm…

Listen to Clint Brown 1

Two engines were on scene quickly…

Listen to Clint Brown 2

An air attack unit was called, but was canceled before it got to the scene. Traffic was slowed on Highway 174 because of emergency vehicles in the area. Smoke was visible in Grass Valley and Nevada City.

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