Mosquito continues to burn out of control as it spreads into El Dorado County
The Mosquito Fire has burned more than 13,000 acres. Rachel Wulff was up near the fire with the latest.
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The Mosquito Fire has burned more than 13,000 acres. Rachel Wulff was up near the fire with the latest.
PG&E says an electrical fault was recorded close to the start of the Mosquito Fire on Tuesday.
Rachel Wulff was on Mosquito Road in Placer County where things are changing rapidly due to the Mosquito Fire, which is threatening over 3,600 homes.
Flames are continuing to spread in Placer and El Dorado counties Thursday morning.
The extreme heat is affecting people and the power grid while also taking a toll on wild animals.
Kurtis Ming, Brady Halbeib, and Nic Merianos provide the latest update on the 1,200-acre fire burning in Placer County.
The fire, which started Tuesday, has grown quickly in size. Evacuations are in place.
The fast-growing Mosquito Fire has surpassed 822 acres burned. Nearby residents are anxiously monitoring the fire as they pack up their things.
The fire has grown to about 1,000 acres. Fortunately, there is very little wind to drive the flames.
The fire started near the Oxbow Reservoir in Placer County Tuesday. Estimates put the fire at over 800 acres. Evacuations are in place.
The fire broke out near the Oxbow Reservoir and has grown to over 50 acres. Michigan Bluff, Gorman Ranch and Chicken Hawk are under an evacuation order.
A fire near Foresthill has burned 20 acres in Placer county. A section of Iowa Hill Road, west of Big Dipper is closed. The fire is 20 percent contained.
Cal Fire says the wildfire has burned more than 20 acres so far in steep terrain.
Firefighters are responding to a new wildfire in rural Placer County on Tuesday.
Several campgrounds in rural Placer County are now being told to evacuate.
The wildfire is burning in rural Placer County.
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The fire started Monday after a big rig crashed on the freeway near Live Oak Road between Colfax and Weimar.
Evacuation orders have been lifted for areas affected by the Oak Fire, which is burning near Weimar in Placer County.
The fire, which is burning in steep terrain, grew to 17 hours, at last check. Evacuations are still in place along Yankee Jims and Live Oak roads.
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