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Update: Fire Reported On J-59

Update at 7:10 a.m.: A grass fire burning in the La Grange area of Stanislaus County has been extinguished. The flames broke out along J-59 near Cooperstown Road, between Cooperstown and La Grange, west of Lake Don Pedro. CAL Fire reports ground crews contained the two-acre fire in about 20 minutes. A small crew will remain on scene mopping up for the next hour. What ignited the fire remains under investigation.

Update at 6:40 a.m.: CAL Fire ground crews are battling a grass fire burning in the La Grange area of Stanislaus County. The blaze is in the vicinity of J-59, between Cooperstown and La Grange, west of Lake Don Pedro. CAL Fire reports the fire is 2 acres in size and burning at a slow rate of spread. No structures are threatened. All incoming resources have been called off except for one engine.

Original report at 6:28 a.m.: La Grange, CA — CAL Fire ground crews are heading to a vegetation fire reported in the area of J-59, between Cooperstown and La Grange, west of Lake Don Pedro in Stanislaus County.

The grass fire broke out along J-59 near Cooperstown Road. CAL Fire has no details regarding the size of the blaze, its rate of spread, or whether any structures are threatened at this time. An update will be provided as soon as new information comes into the newsroom.

This post was last modified on 08/08/2020 7:10 am

Written by Tracey Petersen.

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