Multiple fires ignite in the county
Smoke from the fire burning near the Twitchwell Reservoir and Highway 166. Courtesy Cal Fire.
–At least two fires ignited yesterday in San Luis Obispo County, according to Cal Fire and eye-witness reports.
One fire, which ignited near the Twitchwell reservoir, east of Santa Maria, off of Highway 166, was 10-percent contained of Thursday evening. Forward spread has stopped, according to Cal Fire.
Fire off of Highway 46 near Whitley Gardens.
Another spot fire was reported by an eye-witness to the Paso Robles Daily News. The spot fire was on the Westbound side of Highway 46 east near the Whitley Gardens area of east Paso Robles. That fire appeared 100-percent contained as of Thursday evening.
For current fire information, visit Cal Fire’s Incident Log here.
