Bridge Fire Near Auburn Grows To 300 Acres

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PLACER COUNTY (CBS13) — The latest connected the Bridge Fire burning adjacent Auburn:

4:58 p.m.

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The Bridge Fire has grown to 411 acres and is 15% contained.

7:54 a.m.

The Bridge Fire has continued to grow, present totaling 300 acres arsenic of Monday morning.

Containment is besides present up to 5 percent, Cal Fire reports.

Previous day’s (Sept. 5) updates below:

10:12 p.m.

The occurrence has continued to grow, present being reported astatine 250 acres successful size. There was inactive nary containment reported.

Evacuations stay successful place. An interactive evacuation representation can beryllium viewed here.

6:18 p.m.

The occurrence has grown to pain 200 acres with nary containment reported, according to Cal Fire. Evacuations stay successful spot for the Auburn State Recreation Area.

#BridgeFire Under the Foresthill Bridge successful Auburn successful Placer County is 200 acres. Evacuations successful progress.@CALFIRENEU

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— CAL FIRE (@CAL_FIRE) September 6, 2021

5:30 p.m.

The Foresthill Fire Protection District said the Bridge Fire has grown to pain 175 acres and continues to pain on some sides of Foresthill Road.

It is burning westbound of the Old Foresthill Road and Foresthill Road Intersection. Both roads stay closed successful some directions.

4:36 p.m.

A vegetation occurrence Sunday has grown astatine a accelerated gait nether the Foresthill Bridge and forced evacuations successful the Auburn State Recreation Area.

According to Cal Fire, the blaze, dubbed the Bridge Fire, rapidly grew to 100 acres with nary containment reported arsenic of 4:30 p.m.

The occurrence was said to beryllium spotting on Foresthill Road with astir 60 acres burned connected the southbound broadside and different 40 acres connected the northbound side.

According to the Placer County Sheriff’s Office, evacuation warnings were enactment successful spot for the pursuing areas:

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  • Applegate Road connected the north
  • Boole Road to the stream connected the east
  • The North Fork of the American River connected the south
  • Bell Road astatine Musso Road connected the west

This is simply a processing story. CBS13 volition bring you much updates arsenic they go available.

CBS13 Staff

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