Lawn Mower Sparked Vegetation Fire in Cupertino

Around 11:17am on Tuesday, firefighters responded to a call for assistance as a small #vegetationfire erupted on the 22000 block of Cristo Rey Dr in the @cityofcupertino. It has come to light that the fire's origin was caused by a lawn mower striking a rock, according to SCCFD's official tweet.

Firefighters responded to a #vegetationfire at approx 11:17am today on the 22000 block of Cristo Rey Dr in @cityofcupertino. W/assistance of @CALFIRESCU's copter 106 firefighters quickly contained the fire at under 1 acre. No structures damaged. Caused by a mower striking a rock. pic.twitter.com/Xa3vGphYsP

From the initial report, it appeared that under a single acre was affected, contained by the unwavering efforts of both local firefighters and the assistance of @CALFIRESCU's helicopter 106. Fortuitously, there were no immediate reports of damages to nearby structures.

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