Police / Fire

Fire near Park Hill in Hollister forces evacuations

The Hollister Fire Department has not yet reported what started the brush fire.
A Hollister firefighter works to contain a brush fire at Park Hill in Hollister on June 12. Photo by Noe Magaña.
A Hollister firefighter works to contain a brush fire at Park Hill in Hollister on June 12. Photo by Noe Magaña.

A two-acre brush fire burned near Park Hill in Hollister  on June 12. According to the Hollister Police Department, law enforcement contacted nearby residents to request some home evacuations.

The fire occurred on the north side of the hill and moved east toward homes located on North Street. The fire was contained around 12:38 p.m.

The Hollister Fire Department has not reported the cause of fire or the time it started. An initial press release went out to residents at 11:57 a.m.

 

 

Noe Magaña

Noe Magaña is BenitoLink Co-Editor and Content Manager. He joined BenitoLink as reporter intern and was soon brought on staff as a BenitoLink reporter. He also experiments with videography and photography. He is a San Benito High School alumnus with a bachelor's in journalism from San Jose State and a Liberal Arts Associate's Degree from Gavilan College. Noe also attended San Jose City College and was the managing editor for the City College Times, the school's newspaper. He was a reporter and later a copy editor for San Jose State's Spartan Daily. He is a USC Center for Health Journalism 2020 California Fellow.