Concerns rise as overgrown railroad property poses fire hazard in Santa Margarita

Concerns rise as overgrown railroad property poses fire hazard in Santa Margarita

A wall of weeds lines a segment of H Street in Santa Margarita. Residents who live across the street from the site say they are concerned about fire danger."The area behind me here is the railroad property, which is our largest fire hazard in Santa Margarita," said Robert Murach, fire chief for the volunteer Santa Margarita Fire Department for the past six years.The overgrown weeds are on land owned by Union Pacific Railroad Company.Murach says …