Interstate 80 is closed west of Truckee due to a wildfire.
The highway is closed from Gold Run to one-third mile west of Baxter at Crystal Springs in Placer County due to the Dutch Fire. The fire was 26 acres as of 4 pm
Traffic is being diverted down Highway 20.
The Dutch Fire is burning about 12 miles north of the Mosquito Fire and is unrelated, according to Cal Fire.
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Multiple other spot fires are burning in the area.
Evacuations have been ordered in the Frost Hill area.
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