Granite Bay fire triggers evacuation orders for several neighborhoods
A fire burning in Granite Bay prompted mandatory evacuations for several neighborhoods Saturday afternoon, authorities said.
The fire was reported near Sierra College Boulevard and King Ranch Place, on the western side of Granite Bay near the Roseville city limits.
Placer County sheriff's deputies were evacuating homes as firefighters responded to the fire.
Mandatory evacuation orders were issued for residents along Cavitt Ranch Place, Hidden Valley Place, Baywood Road, J-Bar-B Drive and King Ranch Place.
The affected streets are in a residential area clustered along Sierra College Boulevard.
Authorities have not yet released an estimate of the fire's size or said whether any structures have been damaged.
This is a developing story.
