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Crews Squelch Brush Fire Near Chula Vista Golf Course

A brush fire breaks out in the 3600 block of Valley Vista Road, July 12, 2016.
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A brush fire breaks out in the 3600 block of Valley Vista Road, July 12, 2016.

Firefighters moved quickly Tuesday morning to put out a brush fire that erupted near the Chula Vista Municipal Golf Course in the Bonita area.

Smoke and flames were spotted coming from an open field behind a driving range along Bonita Road near Willow Street shortly before 6 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol.

No structures were threatened and no one was injured, a Chula Vista fire dispatcher said.

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