UPDATE (8:19 a.m.) - CAL FIRE reports the Bitter Fire is now fully contained and burned a total of 703 acres.
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UPDATE: Fire officials say forward progress of the Bitter Fire has been stopped.
The fire burned 225 acres and is 30% contained.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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Firefighters responded to two fires off Bitterwater Rd. in eastern San Luis Obispo County on Tuesday evening.
The two vegetation fires were first reported at about 5:30 p.m.
They're located in the Carrizo Plain about halfway between Highway 58 and Bitterwater Valley Rd.
As of 6:10 p.m., CAL FIRE reported that the first fire was estimated to be about 25 acres and the second fire was about 10-15 acres.
WILDLAND FIRES: Per #Bitter Air Attack at scene of 2 fires near the 9700 block of Bitterwater Rd in the Corrizo Plains of Santa Margarita Ca. 1st fire 25 acres 2nd fire 10-15 acres. pic.twitter.com/aIMXxsEf2V
— CAL FIRE SLO (@CALFIRE_SLO) August 16, 2023
