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Firefighters fully contain Central Coast brush fire which at one point threatened homes

The Camino Fire has burned more than 200 acres of land east of Arroyo Grande, and firefighters say it has the potential to reach 1500 acres.
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The Camino Fire east of Arroyo Grade was fully contained over the holiday weekend.

Camino Fire charred 387 acres in San Luis Obispo County.

Firefighters fully contained a brush fire over the holiday weekend which at one point threatened some homes on the Central Coast.

The Camino Fire started June 28 in the hills east of Arroyo Grande.

About 50 homes were threatened, but an army of firefighters aided by aircraft quickly stopped the flames. It was fully contained on Saturday, a day earlier than expected.

Two firefighters suffered minor injuries. Fire investigators say the 387 acre blaze was started by the catalytic converter on a vehicle.

Lance Orozco has been News Director of KCLU since 2001, providing award-winning coverage of some of the biggest news events in the region, including the Thomas and Woolsey brush fires, the deadly Montecito debris flow, the Borderline Bar and Grill attack, and Ronald Reagan's funeral.