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Firefighters Knock Down 4-Alarm Fire That Threatened Vacaville Homes

Fire crews on Sunday knocked down a 4-alarm that scorched 300 acres in Vacaville, officials said.

Firefighters responded to the fire near Pena Abode Regional Park at 9:32 p.m. Saturday, fire officials said.

When firefighters arrived on scene, the fire had only burned 5 to 10 acres, however, winds at 30 miles per hour gusting to over 40 miles per hour caused the fire to spread rapidly, according to fire officials.

Cal Fire and firefighters from Yolo and Contra Costa counties assisted Vacaville fire crews, according to fire officials.

Just before 3 a.m. Sunday, the fire had been 30 percent contained, according to the Vacaville Fire Department's Twitter page. Many neighborhoods in the area were under voluntary evacuations and fire crews closed California Drive, officials said.

As of Sunday morning, crews were in "mop-up mode," monitoring hot spots and flare-ups, the Vacaville Police Department said on its Facebook page. Crews plan to remain on the scene for 12 hours but evacuation orders were lifted and roads reopened, officials said.

Lagoon Valley and Pena Adobe Regional parks will be closed today to all public access as fire crews continue to work to extinguish the fire and investigators try to determine a cause, fire officials said.

"We are grateful to work with the best firefighters around," Vacaville police wrote on their Facebook page. "Their hard work prevented not a single structure being lost. We also appreciate our citizens for your patience and understanding during this rapidly changing event."

They also credited the Red Cross and Chick-fil-A for serving evacuees and first-responders, adding: "We have such an amazing community."[[311683551, C]]

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