Update: Fire In Wallace Contained
Update at 5:55 p.m.: A vegetation fire was sparked after a work truck went off Highway 12 near Southworth Road into a field and ignited the blaze. CAL Fire did not give an estimated size of the fire, as the flames were put out before crews arrived. The CHP reports that the work truck was pulling a trailer loaded with iron gates that spilled into a ditch. Motorists are asked to avoid the area if possible, as there is plenty of activity and no estimated time for when the debris will be cleaned up. No injuries were reported in this crash.
Original post at 5:40 p.m.: Wallace, CA — Air and ground resources are working on a vegetation fire that the CHP reports started after a work truck went off Highway 12 into a field and ignited the blaze in the Wallace area of Calaveras County.
The vegetation fire has been named the Questo Fire; it ignited near Southworth Road. There is no word on the fire’s size or the flames’ rate of spread or whether any structures are threatened.
The CHP reports that an ambulance is on the way to the scene, but there is no word on injuries. We’ll provide an update as soon as new information comes into the newsroom.
