No homes were damaged when a vegetation fire broke out in San Luis Obispo Thursday.
The San Luis Obispo City Fire Department says the fire broke out in the early-morning hours in the creek behind home along Chuparossa Drive.
A Twitter post by the fire department described the fire as being difficult to access. It was contained at a quarter acre.
The cause was reported to be an escaped fire from a homeless encampment.
No injuries were reported.
Early this AM we responded to #VegetationFire in the creek bed behind homes on Chuparossa Dr. Despite difficult access crews kept the 1/4 acre fire from spreading to nearby homes. Fire was caused by an escaped illegal fire from a homeless encampment. No injuries reported #SLOCity pic.twitter.com/bOlFHjV0U9
— San Luis Obispo City Fire Department (@SLOCityFire) May 12, 2022
