Vegetation Fire Shuts Down Eastbound Highway 12 In Fairfield

FAIRFIELD (CBS SF) -- Fairfield firefighters were responding to a vegetation fire that shut down Highway 12, on Monday night.

Firefighters responded to the 2-acre fire at state Highway 12 and Beck Avenue "moving with a moderate rate of spread" around 8:30 p.m., according to the Fairfield Fire Department.

Eastbound Highway 12 was closed. Authorities warned drivers to avoid the area.

Within about an hour, "forward movement was stopped," according to authorities, and crews were mopping up.

There were no reports of damages or injuries.

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