By Khalida Sarwari
Firefighters today are continuing to combat the Loma Fire, which has burned approximately 485 acres in the Santa Cruz Mountains and was 75 percent contained as of this morning.
The blaze started at about 3 a.m. Sunday in the area of Summit and Mount Madonna roads.
Division Chief David Shew said it was initially thought that the blaze had burned 600 acres, but that more exact mapping done later Monday showed the fire had consumed only about 485 acres.
No evacuations were ordered today, but several road closures remain in effect in the area.
Four firefighters suffered minor injuries in the blaze, Battalion Chief Jim Crawford said.
The fire has burned one trailer and two outbuildings. No structures are currently threatened, Crawford said today.
Crawford could not confirm reports that a controlled burn may have sparked the wildfire. He said a team of investigators is exploring all possibilities.
The Loma Fire is burning in the same area as the 2008 Summit Fire, which ripped through the Santa Cruz Mountains in May and June of that year, burning 35 homes and charring 4,200 acres.