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Burson, CA — Firefighters quickly extinguished a roadside vegetation fire in the 2700 block of Highway 12 in Calaveras County this morning.
The fire in Burson scorched ¼ acre. The CHP indicates that a boat may have fallen off a hitch, igniting the fire, as a driver was reportedly trying to extinguish it. The official cause is under investigation.
Written by BJ Hansen.
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