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Firefighters quickly stomp out vegetation fire threatening a building near Hwy 41

Update 2 p.m.:

Cal Fire says forward progress has been stopped on the fire at one acre.

Original story:

Cal Fire is responding to a one-acre fire outside of Atascadero on Tuesday afternoon.

According to a Cal Fire tweet, a vegetation fire was reported at the cross of Highway 41 West and Toro Creek Road around 1:25 p.m.

The fire is currently one-acre, with a potential for 20 acres. It is threatening one structure.

This story will be updated as more information becomes available.

This story was originally published November 26, 2019 at 1:39 PM.

Kaytlyn Leslie
The Tribune
Kaytlyn Leslie writes about business and development for The San Luis Obispo Tribune. Hailing from Nipomo, she also covers city governments and happenings in San Luis Obispo. She joined The Tribune in 2013 after graduating from Cal Poly with her journalism degree.
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