UPDATE, 5:40 p.m.: The fire has been contained, according to scanner traffic. One engine will be mopping up for the next hour or so, and fire crews plan to monitor the site throughout the night.

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Photos: John Ferrara

A fire broke out at Eureka’s Balloon Track just before 5 p.m., and is burning down the railroad line. Two engines from Humboldt Bay Fire have responded; one is behind the fence, battling the fire, and the other is parked on the street and its personnel are observing. 

The fire was thought to be “rapidly spreading” when it was first called in, but according to the Outpost’s  John Ferrara, who is on scene, firefighters seem to have it well in hand.