A photo from the north exit at the Willits bypass.
A photo from the north exit at the Willits bypass near Willits, Calif. on Friday, June 16, 2017. (Kate B. Maxwell/Bay City News)
One of the choppers on the scene.
One of the choppers on the scene near Willits, Calif. on June 16, 2017. (Staff/The Mendocino Voice)

UPDATE: 6:55pm: The fire has been contained, the total size was about half an acre. The CalFire 101 chopper has been released — fire fighters are now estimating about two hours to mop up the fire.

WILLITS, 6/16/17 — Scanner traffic indicates that there is a fire on near the north end of the Willits Bypass, CalFire and Little Lake Fire have responded. CalFire has sent a helicopter.

The fire is described as a wildland fire, at about 1 acre, at the end of Main Street just northwest of the interchange for the North Main Street exit. A Cal Fire spokewoman confirmed that the fire is occurring north of the Willits bypass and “units are now on the scene.”

Fire crews fighting the fire near Willits, Calif. on June 16, 2017. (Staff/The Mendocino Voice)
Fire crews fighting the fire near Willits, Calif. on June 16, 2017. (Staff/The Mendocino Voice)

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