Crews contain multiple fires in North County Tuesday

– Fire crews extinguished multiple fires in North County Tuesday.

Highway 41 West in between Morro Bay and Atascadero was closed Tuesday afternoon after a brush fire ignited in the area. The fire was just past San Gabriel Road near the three bridges area. This fire fire began around 4:11 p.m. It was contained shortly after. It grew to about three-quarters of an acre, according to reports. The cause was under investigation. No injuries were reported in this incident.

An earlier house fire on Tuesday in Atascadero sent a resident to the hospital with minor injuries, according to a report by the San Luis Obispo Tribune. This fire sparked around 3:21 p.m., and fully engulfed the attic, garage, back patio, and part of the house in flames. The cause of this fire is also under investigation.

Additionally, Cal Fire firefighters responded to a grass fire near the 8000 block of Compere Way in Paso Robles on Tuesday. Crews were able to contain the fire within about an hour, according to Cal Fire social media posts: