Crews Control 2-Alarm Fire In San Francisco's Golden Gate Park
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – Fire crews in San Francisco have controlled a two-alarm wildland fire that broke out Friday evening in Golden Gate Park, fire officials said.
The two-alarm fire was reported at 5:39 p.m. near the Polo Fields between Metson Road and Martin Luther King Drive.
#110918WF2 2ND ALARM, GG PARK POLO FIELD, SF, btwn METSON RD and MARTIN LUTHER KING DR, 1739 hours AVOID AREA pic.twitter.com/o0yxMFGzIT
— SAN FRANCISCO FIRE DEPARTMENT MEDIA (@SFFDPIO) November 10, 2018
Fire officials announced that there was no threat to structures or residential neighborhoods. At about 6:10 p.m., the main fire was contained as crews worked to put out a second fire that had broken out near the casting ponds.
By 6:30 p.m., the fire was fully contained. It consumed about one acre.
#110918WF2 UPDATE THIS 2nd Alarm Fire is FULLY contained with No structures No injuries and Fire will be under investigation 1830hrs pic.twitter.com/NfDwicrlmR
— SAN FRANCISCO FIRE DEPARTMENT MEDIA (@SFFDPIO) November 10, 2018
San Francisco fire remained at the scene investigating a possible cause. There were no injuries reported in the fire.
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