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Fresno County firefighters battle vegetation blaze that jumps river, burns near cemetery

Fire crews were battling a vegetation fire in Reedley on Wednesday evening.

The vegetation fire started around 5:30 p.m. near the the boat lunch at Cricket Hollow on West Olson Avenue, but the fire jumped Kings River and was burning on the east side of the river near Reedley Cemetery, according to a Reedley Firefighter’s Association social media post.

Cricket Hollow Park was closed to the general public as crews worked to contain the fire.

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Anthony Galaviz writes about sports for The Fresno Bee. He covers the Las Vegas Raiders, high schools, boxing, MMA and junior colleges. He’s been with The Bee since 1997 and attended Fresno City College before graduating from Fresno State with a major in journalism and a minor in criminology. Support my work with a digital subscription
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