As of 2:15, firefighters had stopped forward progress, though crews were still fighting small spot fires in the area.
Firefighters responded to a 2-acre fire in Santa Cruz County , just north of Watsonville, on Monday. The fire, which started as three brush fires, was burning near Highway 1 at Buena Vista Drive and Mar Monte Avenue.Residents in the Buena Vista neighborhood were placed under a fire warning, as first responders from Santa Cruz County , Watsonville, and Capitola worked to tap out the flames.
By 3:30 p.m., two lanes on Highway 1 had reopened.The Buena Fire damaged a garage and two other buildings in the area. One firefighter was also injured, KTVU learned.Fire officials say the cause of the fire is under investigation. "Luckily conditions have changed. It’s not as hot and dry as it was last week. So that definitely was in our favor," Murray said. "We have some fire history in this area. In 2009, we had the Trebing Fire which was under much different conditions.
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