Mandatory Evacuations Lifted In Placer County Grass Fire, Forward Progress Stopped At 40 Acres – CBS Sacramento

PLACER COUNTY (CBS13) — Forward progress has been stopped at 40%.

Mandatory evacuations have been lifted in relation to a vegetation fire off Riosa Road in the Sheridan area.

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Flames broke out just after 12:30 pm Sunday when firefighters responded to an out building on fire in the 3800 block of Riosa Road, according to Cal Fire.

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The Placer County Sheriff’s Department soon ordered mandatory evacuation orders on all of Addresssen, Rolling Hills and Meadowlark areas. Those were lifted at 2p.m.

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The size of the fire is unknown at this time, and additional details have not been released.

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