Update: Fire Ignites In Don Pedro Area
Update at 5:32 p.m.: CAL Fire reports 20% containment on the Camino Fire. Crews stopped the forward spread around 2:30 p.m., and crews will continue working on full containment into the night. What sparked the blaze is under investigation.
Update at 2:22 p.m.: CAL Fire reports that the forward spread of the Camino Fire has been stopped. They had estimated the size at 200 acres, but now say it is 173 acres in size. The flames broke out around 12:30 p.m. near Camino Don Pedro and Leyenda Way, off J-59/La Grange Road. While several structures were threatened, no evacuation warnings or orders were issued, and no roadways were closed. Crews will continue to work towards full containment and then mop up. What ignited the fire is under investigation.
Update at 1:48 p.m.: CAL Fire reports that the Camino Fire, burning in grass at a “dangerous spread,” has grown to an estimated 200 acres. CAL Fire has called in three additional engines to help battle the blaze. The flames broke out near Camino Don Pedro and Leyenda Way, off J-59/La Grange Road. No evacuation warnings or orders have been issued.
Update at 1:12 pm: CAL Fire reports that the latest size estimate on the Camino Fire near Don Pedro is still 100 acres. It has been moving at a “dangerous rate of spread.” An additional helicopter and tanker from outside the unit have been requested to respond. We will pass along more information as it becomes available. No evacuation warnings or orders have been issued.
Update at 12:52 pm: Air resources battling the Camino Fire near Don Pedro are estimating that the blaze is around 100 acres. It was reported to first responders as a vehicle accident that sparked a vegetation fire.
Original story posted at 12:47 pm: La Grange, CA — Air and ground resources are working the Camino Fire, a vegetation fire in Tuolumne County.
The flames broke out near Camino Don Pedro and Leyenda Way, off J-59/La Grange Road. The blaze is estimated at 15 acres and burning at a moderate rate of spread in grass. Some structures nearby are threatened.
The Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office reports, “If you live in the area and do not feel safe, please leave, and do not wait to be told to evacuate.”
Adding, “Please avoid the area as emergency responders will be in the area working.”
No official evacuation warnings or orders have been issued.
An update will be provided as soon as new information comes into the newsroom.
