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Crews contain 40-acre vegetation fire in West Marin

By Duncan Sinfield
Updated  October 24, 2019 1:07pm PDT
Marin County
KTVU FOX 2

Vegetation fire breaks out in West Marin

Crews were first called to the fire at 10:45 a.m. Thursday. By 11:40 a.m., the fire had grown to 40-acres, and the wind is continuing to blow offshore.

MARIN, Calif. - Crews have contained a 40-acre vegetation fire that burned near Slide Ranch between Stinson Beach and Muir Beach in West Marin Thursday that closed Highway 1 for a brief period. 

Fire officials said the fire broke out about 10:30 a.m. Thurdsay and moved fast, charring about 35 acres in under an hour. 

Crews are fighting the fire from the ground and from the air.

West Marin fire, as seen from Sutro Tower in San Francisco Thursday.

No injuries have been reported.

No structures are threatened, and no evacuation orders have been issued. Travelers are advised to avoid the area.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.