Firefighters struggled to contain a fire that broke out on a Cal Poly hill around 11 a.m. Tuesday consumed 60 acres and is now fully contained, Cal Fire officials said. Firefighters hoped to reach full containment by early this morning.
The fire began on a hill behind the Cal Poly Equine Center. There were, however, no structures immediately threatened at the equine structure.
Animal science senior Stephanie Gloede was one of the first to see it and placed the call to 9-1-1 at 11:10 a.m.
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