CAL FIRE: Human behavior causes fire near Coleman Fish Hatchery – KRCRTV.COM

ANDERSON, Calif. - A mutual response of CAL FIRE Shasta and Tehamaunits brought a three and a half acre fire near the Coleman National Fish Hatchery under control Wednesday night.

CAL FIRE said the fire broke out around 8:30 p.m. one mile away from the hatchery. Crews utilized five engines, two watertenders, two air tankers, a helicopter and two bulldozers to bring it under control.

No structures were damaged and there were no reports of injuries.

Crews said dry river bottom vegetation caught fire. An official at the scene said the fire was caused by human behavior, but the exact cause has not been determined, pending an investigation.

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