Wildfire over 200 acres ignited north of Madera Acres

MADERA COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Firefighters successfully contained a astir 300-acre wildfire that broke retired successful Madera County aboriginal Tuesday morning.

According to Cal Fire, the Canal Fire ignited conscionable aft 4:40 a.m. adjacent Road 26 and Avenue 26, northbound of Madera Acres.

By 8:30 a.m., crews accidental occurrence reached its highest astatine 272 acres, initially threatening the surrounding country on the Madera Canal. By 12 p.m., the occurrence was afloat contained.

Fire crews study they volition beryllium successful the country cleaning up for the adjacent 2 to 3 hours. The origin of the occurrence is nether investigation.