Two vegetation fires burn in Redding area
Two vegetation fires sent up smoke in the Redding area on Thursday evening
The first fire was along Quartz Hill Road near Lake Redding Park. It was a quarter-acre blaze in grass and dry blackberry bushes, Redding Fire Department investigator Ron Krznarich said.
The cause is under investigation, Krznarich said.
A little after 7 p.m., a larger fire called the Canyon Fire burned about 7 acres behind Redding RC & Hobby off Highway 273.
Firefighters reported hose lays had been completed around the fire at 7:53 p.m. An air tanker was done at 7:55 p.m. and returned to the airport.
Mike Chapman is an award-winning reporter and photographer for the Record Searchlight in Redding, Calif. His newspaper career spans Yreka and Eureka in Northern California and Bellingham, Wash. Support local journalism by subscribing today.
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