At 3:15 Tuesday afternoon, July 18, a fire broke out in a agriculture grass seed field. The farmer was combining the field and it appears the combine started the fire. The fire was fast moving burning around a BPA power station that serve the south coast communities of Oregon. The fire burned an estimated 50 acres. Numerous homes along with the BPA power station were threatened. Eugene Springfield Fired department along with The Oregon Department of Forestry and Lane Fire Authority had numerous fire engines on scene. It took an hour to contain the fire. The fire was pushed by a south west wind with up to ten foot flame length through the field traveling into a hilly area where the homes were. Engines were placed in position to protect the homes. Crews will remain on scene mopping up through the evening.
