Brush fire burning near Bay Area community college

(KRON) — Interstate-280 was closed for hours and homes were briefly evacuated Saturday evening due to a brush fire burning near Cañada College at 4200 Farm Hill Boulevard in San Mateo County.

The fire, named the Edgewood Fire, ignited around 4:53 p.m. As of 6:51 p.m., all forward progress on the fire has been stopped, according to Cal Fire’s San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit.

The fire is estimated to have burned 10 acres. Video of the fire shows people evacuating the area in cars as the fire burned near Cañada College Saturday afternoon.

Firefighters and law enforcement briefly evacuated 10 homes in the area of Laning Drive and Canada Road in Woodside shortly after 6 p.m. However, there are no evacuation orders in place.

Both sides of I-280 are now reopened in the area, according to the the California Highway Patrol. The fire was started by a vehicle fire caused by a mechanical issue, CHP stated on social media. The vehicle fire spread to nearby grass, igniting the brush fire.

At least 15 fire engines, two water tenders, multiple fixed-wing aircraft, one helicopter, a firefighting hand crew and a dozer were dispatched to the fire.

KRON4 will update this story when more information is available.