Evacuation Order For Fresno County Brushfire Lifted
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Authorities have lifted an evacuation order for residents in a rural area northeast of Fresno as firefighters gain control of a blaze sparked by a discarded cigarette.
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection allowed residents near the community of Tollhouse to go home Sunday afternoon.
The fire threatened 200 homes and temporarily shut a highway when it began Saturday afternoon. It is 30 percent contained after scorching 138 acres.
More than 500 firefighters are battling the fire.
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