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Update: Sonora Vegetation Fire Forward Progress Stopped

Update 11:35 p.m.: Cal Fire reports the fire has grown to five acres, but the forward rate of spread has been stopped. Some resources have been called off the scene.

A special thanks to our community news partner Geoffrey Horton for sending in these photos.

Original Post 11:16 a.m.: Sonora, CA — Firefighters and Columbia Air-Attack are on the scene of a vegetation fire in Tuolumne County near the Mountain Springs Golf Course.

Cal Fire report the flames broke out in some grass on the 16000 block of Jury Ranch Road off Lime Kiln Road in Sonora. The fire is two acres in size, with a slow rate of spread, according to Cal Fire dispatch. There are concerns the wind could be fueling the flames. We will bring you more details as soon as they come into the newsroom.

 

This post was last modified on 08/08/2015 9:39 pm

Written by Tracey Petersen.

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