Carson City firefighters were able to get a good jump on a brush fire burning early this afternoon near the Bertagnolli quarry in the Brunswick Canyon area. Reports coming in via police scanner is that the fire is under control and mop up has begun.
As of about 1:15 this afternoon much of the fire was said to have been knocked down, no structures were burned and cleanup had begun. Flames were reportedly six feet high with the fire generating lots of smoke. The fire, reported at 12:35, was said to be about 100 x 100 feet wide, according to police scanner traffic.
Carson City sheriff’s deputies responded and vehicle traffic was blocked off at Deer Run Road to allow fire engines to roll through.
Bureau of Land Management officers arrived at the scene of the fire at about 1 to investigate. It is unknown at this time what touched off the fire.