Crews stop spread of fires that came near Barona Band's casino


The Barona Casino. Photo from Facebook

Fire crews quickly contained a series of blazes that came near the casino owned by the Barona Band of Mission Indians in California.

The Wildcat Fire burned northeast of the main gate to the Barona Casino on Tuesday, according to news reports. The facility remained opened the whole time, NBC News reported.

The fire burned about 25 acres.

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