Barn fire in Atascadero could be seen from space
A barn fire east of Atascadero lit up the night sky Friday and was hot enough to be picked up by satellite imagery, according to National Weather Service in Los Angeles.
The structure fire was in the 5900 block of Rocky Canyon Road, according to a Cal Fire tweet about 9:40 p.m.
Heat from the fire displayed as black pixels on satellite imagery around 7:51 p.m. in a tweet from the National Weather Service.
The fire was contained to the 50-by-100-foot bar, according to Cal Fire officials.
It was not a threat to vegetation, Cal Fire said. Fire crews were remained there for mop-up until well past midnight.
Units from San Luis Obispo County and Atascadero fire departments responded.
This story was updated Saturday, Nov. 9.
This story was originally published November 8, 2019 at 10:30 PM.
