Fire units knock down Holbrook brush fire

East Fork Fire units quckly knocked down a brush fire near Holbrook Junction started by a live electrical wire 5:30 p.m. today.

The fire measured 60-by-60-feet in size and was reported at about 5:15 p.m.

While firefighters had a handle on the fire, they were waiting for Sierra Pacific Power Co. to de-energize the power line before they could mop up.

Medics treated one person with respiratory distress.

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