BFD puts out brush fire at Berkeley's Aquatic Park
One caller told 911 the flames were 6 feet tall, while another saw 3-foot flames in a 50-by-20-foot area.
Authorities quickly extinguished a vegetation fire in West Berkeley's Aquatic Park on Saturday night.
Responding firefighters said the half-acre brush fire, near the animal shelter on the north side of the park, had "a slow rate of spread" as of about 7:20 p.m., according to emergency dispatches reviewed by The Scanner.
One caller told 911 the flames were 6 feet tall, while another saw 3-foot flames in a 50-by-20-foot area.
"Another says it's the size of a house," a dispatcher reported over the radio, with flames 15 feet high.
The fire was declared under control at about 7:30 p.m.
In radio traffic reviewed by The Scanner, police said the fire did not reach the animal shelter or any other building in the area.
This story will be updated if additional details become available.
