Crime & Safety

Wednesday Brush Fire Started in Homeless Camp

The fire that backed up traffic Wednesday morning had a suspicious origin.

 

Investigators believe a grass fire that burned in Santa Cruz on
Wednesday morning started in a homeless campsite, fire officials said.

Firefighters responded to the blaze, which was burning near the
fishhook connecting state Highway 1 and state Highway 17, at 9:47 a.m.

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The fire charred grass, brush and pine trees in the area, throwing
off embers that threatened to spark other fires nearby, according to the Santa Cruz Fire Department.


Firefighters had the blaze controlled in about 30 minutes.

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Investigators later concluded that the fire had started in a
homeless encampment nearby.


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