![]() Houses in the city of Laguna Niguel, in Southern California, became engulfed by a blaze in May.Įxperts warned much of the U.S. News of the latest Californian wildfire comes just two months after more than a dozen homes in a wealthy community near the coastline went up in flames after a brush fire grew out of control amid strong winds. ![]() Fire crews are tackling a wildfire in Amador County, California. Pictured: Firefighters work to bring a blaze under control in California Hot Springs in Tulare County in September 2021. ![]() Residents with large or small animals were advised to bring them to the Amador County Fairgrounds to keep them safe. Shelter is also available at the Italian Picnic Grounds at 581 Highway 49 in Sutter Creek. The Red Cross said evacuated residents can seek shelter at the San Andreas Town Hall at 24 Church Hill Road. While Cal Fire said evacuations are ordered north of Highway 26 from Montgomery Drive to Lower Dorray Road.Īnd Calaveras County's Office of Emergency Services said the order is in effect for Evacuation Zones 103, 104, 358, 352, 350, 340, and 341, with residents advised to check their local government websites to find out if they live within an evacuation zone and find further up-to-date information. KCRA said 100 structures are thought to be at risk.The Jackson Fire Department listed the following areas as being under mandatory evacuation orders: a two-mile radius around Lake Tabeaud, Ponderosa Way and the Butte Mountain Road area, including all roads south of Butt Mountain Road from South Clinton Road to Amador Lane. Officials have urged residents in some areas to voluntarily leave their homes while others have been told the orders were mandatory over fears the fire could prove life-threatening. Fire is mapped at 390 acres at 17:06 hours. ![]() OCFA’s Intel 12 on the #ElectraFire Amador County. Resident Josh Newlun, who was evacuated from his home, said he had faith that his home would be spared, adding: "At first it's a little scary, but firefighters seem like they're doing pretty good on it." Meteorologist Mark Finan warned there is a lot of dry fuel in the area, but he told KCRA that wind has not been a factor so is not fanning the flames and driving the spread.Īs Independence Day drew to close, about 13,100 Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) customers in Jackson and parts of Amador County had lost power, KCRA reported.Īfter the fire broke out in the late afternoon, around 100 people who had been at the river at Box Beach were moved to a PG&E station amid fears for their safety and the group remained stuck there for several hours, according to KCRA, citing the Amador County Sheriff's Office. Fire is mapped at 3034 acres at 00:15 hours, July 5th. Air resources are dropping retardant in efforts to slow the spread." Steep and rugged terrain is making access difficult by ground but firefighters are making access. The cause of the fire is unknown but under investigation.Ī spokesperson from Cal Fire said in an incident report that the flames are "burning at a dangerous rate of spread up the drainage moving in a southerly direction. ![]() but less than an hour later, at 7:20 p.m, it had more than tripled in size and now stretched across 959 acres. Officials said the blaze measured around 300 acres at 6:30 p.m. local time on Monday and it has been growing exponentially ever since. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (known as Cal Fire) said the wildfire broke out shortly before 3:45 p.m. Giant plumes of thick smoke were visible for miles across the greater Sacramento area as the land burned, with dry grass made brittle from the beating sun providing acres of fuel for it to consume.Ī first responder was hospitalized with "minor to moderate injuries" after 104 fire crews were deployed to tackle the blaze, according to officials cited by local news channel KCRA. Another angle: Electra Fire #electrafire #california #cali #calfire #wildfire #firefighters /5vORyowjG4- TheHotshotWakeUp July 5, 2022 ![]()
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