Firefighters contained a 10-acre brush fire that took place north of Gold Bar on Sunday afternoon, said Eric Andrews, fire chief of Snohomish County Fire District 26.
The fire district got a 911 call about 1:20 p.m. about the fire that began at 40406 145th Avenue SE near the intersection with May Creek Road, Andrews said. About 50 firefighters from six different agencies and a helicopter from the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office responded and contained the fire in about 4:30 p.m.
The fire didn’t injure anyone or damage six nearby homes, he said. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
The unusually warm weather — about 80 degrees — and a strong wind helped the fire spread quickly in the steep hill area, Andrews said.
"We are not used to this weather condition this time of the year," he said.
It was the second major brush fire in two weeks in the Gold Bar area, Andrews said.
Andrews said he would like to encourage people to handle fire carefully.
Snohomish County fire districts 3, 4, 5, 26 and 28, and King County Fire District 50 took part in containing the fire, which is expected to be fully extinguished this evening, Andrews said.
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