Briceburg Fire in Mariposa County Fully Contained

Courtesy of Nevada Seismological Laboratory

A 5,563-acre California wildfire that previously closed a main road to Yosemite National Park is now 100% contained. 

The Briceburg Fire started near the unincorporated rural town of Briceburg in Mariposa County on October 6th.

The cause of the fire is unknown at this time.

Highway 140 has reopened to traffic. 

CAL FIRE says one building was destroyed.

(AP contributed to this report.)