Grass fire reaches 116 acres north of Fresno, briefly threatens homes

Fire crews contained a wildfire that grew to about 116 acres Saturday in eastern Madera County.

Cal Fire crews from Madera, Mariposa and Fresno units responded to the fire in grassland near Highway 41 and Road 204. The fire was 100 percent contained by 8 p.m., according to officials from the Cal Fire Mariposa command center.

The fire initially threatened homes, according to the fire officials, but they added that crews had contained the fire size and it did not pose a risk to area homes by 5 p.m. Fire crews responded to the fire just before 3 p.m.

It was unclear what started the fire. Fire officials were not aware of any structure damage.

This story was originally published July 7, 2018 at 5:30 PM.