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A South Valley brush fire charred about four acres of the bosque on the west side of the river on Saturday, Bernalillo County spokesman Larry Gallegos said.
It was about 30 percent contained as of 10 p.m., officials reported.
The fire, south of Bridge Boulevard, burned mostly grassland, but torched some isolated trees and tree limbs on the ground, Gallegos said.
Albuquerque Fire Department spokeswoman Melissa Romero said the fire was most active around 2 p.m.
AFD took over response command in the afternoon and planned on working through the night with the county and State Forestry on the fire.
No structures had been affected, and no injuries had been reported. Evacuations had not been ordered.
The cause is under investigation.
Residents reported seeing a plume of smoke rise from the bosque area about 11 a.m.
4:08 p.m. — The bosque brush fire is about 30 percent contained, according to Bernalillo County Fire Department spokesman Larry Gallegos. He said crews were dealing with “mostly just small hot spots at this point.”
The fire was about four acres in size. County and city firefighting crews responded to it.
The Albuquerque Fire Department was expected to be taking over fire operations, he said.
2:35 p.m. — A Bernalillo County Fire Department spokesman said the fire “is mostly out.”
“They’re doing a good job of fighting it,” said spokesman Larry Gallegos.
He said the fire was affecting a small area of grass, about a mile south of Bridge Boulevard on the river’s west side.
Gallegos said grass was burning and that the fire had not reached any trees.
2:01 p.m. — The Albuquerque Fire Department reports that a small brush fire is burning in the bosque.
City and county firefighters were responding.
The fire is located on the west side of the river, near Bridge and La Vega SW, KOAT-TV reports.
