Firefighters battled a wildfire in Sonoma County on Sunday but said they were making progress in battling the fast-spreading flames.
The Cougar Fire had already burned 40 acres as of two:23 p.m. Sunday, the state Forestry and Fire Protection Agency (CAL FIRE) reported Sunday.
No threat to buildings was reported. No injuries were reported.
“The fire’s spread was reportedly stopped at 2:20 p.m.,” Cal Fire said in a post on its website.
By 2:00 p.m. the hearth had already spread to an area of around 6 hectares. By 2:20 p.m. the hearth had already reached 16 hectares.
According to current information from Cal Fire, the hearth was not yet contained at 2:30 p.m.
Cal Fire reported the hearth was positioned near Lakeville Highway south of Cougar Mountain Road in Sears Point.
Cal Fire reported that state and native emergency agencies dispatched 15 fire trucks, two helicopters, two bulldozers and two hand crews to fight the blaze.
Marin County, Petaluma, Schell-Vista, Gold Ridge and Rancho Adobe fire departments, in addition to the Sonoma Valley Fire District and the U.S. Coast Guard, worked with CAL FIRE within the response.
The explanation for the hearth was investigated.
At one point, authorities closed the intersection of State Route 37 and Lakeville Highway.
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