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• Crews battle separate blazes in Santa Clara, San Benito counties HOLLISTER – Firefighters on Tuesday afternoon battled separate blazes in Santa Clara and San Benito counties. The Betabel Fire was reported just before 2 p.m. near Betabel Road and Highway 101 northwest of Hollister, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection San Benito-Monterey Unit. The blaze quickly grew to 20 acres, but crews halted its forward progress by 3 p.m., Cal Fire said. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. Highway 25 was temporarily closed…
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• Overnight fire near Sheffield Village in Oakland burns 2.5 acres An overnight fire near Oakland’s Sheffield Village neighborhood torched 2.5 acres of grass and trees before firefighters were able to bring it under control early Sunday morning. The blaze began shortly before 10:15 p.m. Saturday and quickly spread through steep terrain near the neighborhood. Oakland firefighters responded to the scene with help from the East Bay Regional Parks District, the Alameda County Fire Department and Cal Fire, according to Oakland Fire Department spokesman Michael Hunt. The fire burned an area…