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Wildfire Sparks North of Blythe

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BLYTHE - A fire that broke out Monday along a canal near Blythe scorched about six acres before being contained.

“It burned in a flat area in some heavy brush, and into an alfalfa field,” said Riverside County Fire Capt. Aaron Martinez.

The blaze was reported in the vicinity of U.S. Highway 95, 10 miles north of Blythe, just before 2 p.m., according to fire officials.

By 4:10 p.m., about 2 1/2 acres had burned and firefighters feared the blaze could burn more than 100 acres of brush between the highway and the Colorado River, but Martinez said crews were able to surround the fire and cut off its fuel.

Ten engine crews with about 33 firefighters battled the blaze, Martinez said.

No structures were damaged in the flames.

Crews would be mopping up until 8:30 p.m., Martinez said.