MARTINEZ: UPDATE: GRASS FIRE ON SHORELINE CONTAINED
06/27/07 4:10 PDT MARTINEZ (BCN)
Smoke wafted over Martinez today as a two-acre grass fire burned along the shoreline.
The fire was reported at 2:03 p.m. on the shoreline near the end of Berrellesa Street on East Bay Regional Parks District land, according to a parks district dispatcher.
Regional parks firefighters were joined by firefighters from the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District and Cal Fire.
No structures were threatened by the blaze and no injuries were reported, Contra Costa County Battalion Chief Steve Maiero said.
The fire, which was considered a wildland response, was contained to the open space area and reported under control at 2:59 p.m., Maiero said.
Crews in two helicopters, one from the regional parks district and one from Cal Fire, scooped water from the Delta and dropped it on the blaze.
Firefighters will be continuing to mop up the area, spraying water and foam on smoldering grass, shrubs and a few trees for several hours, Maiero said.
It was still unknown what caused the fire and Maiero said investigators would likely begin looking into it once the mop up was complete.
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