Crews responding to three-alarm brush fire in Benicia

Smoke drifts from a three-alarm fire in Benicia on Wednesday afternoon.
Smoke drifts from a three-alarm fire in Benicia on Wednesday afternoon. Photo credit ALERT Wildfire

SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS RADIO) – Crews were dispatched to a three-alarm vegetation fire that ignited in Benicia on Wednesday afternoon.

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The fire broke out at Lake Herman Road and Channel Road just before 4:30 p.m., according to Benicia Fire Department Spokesperson Della Olm. "There's a full CAL FIRE response, including aircraft and two water tenders," she told KCBS Radio's Margie Shafer.

The fire was 100% contained as of early Thursday, per CAL FIRE.

CAL FIRE crews on the scene of the Herman Fire in Benicia.
CAL FIRE crews on the scene of the Herman Fire in Benicia. Photo credit Bob Butler/KCBS Radio
Smoke fills the air in Benicia as the Herman Fire burns in the city.
Smoke fills the air in Benicia as the Herman Fire burns in the city. Photo credit Bob Butler/KCBS Radio

No evacuation orders were issued. No structures were threatened.

Olm said there was only smoke in a small part of Benicia, and the Benicia Fire Department tweeted at 6:24 p.m. Wednesday that "favorable wind conditions" had so far minimized "smoke-related health impacts" in the city.

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