Update: Structure Fire In Mokelumne Hill
View VideoUpdate at 4:30 p.m.: CAL Fire spokesperson Emily Kilgore tells Clarke Broadcasting that the house fire in the 10900 block of Jesus Maria Road in Mokelumne Hill has been knocked down. Additionally, an estimated two to three-acre grass fire has been contained. Crews will be mopping up for about an hour. Kilgore says what sparked the blaze is under investigation.
Update at 4:15 p.m.: Fire crews are getting a handle on a house blaze in the Mokelumne Hill area of Calaveras County. CAL Fire spokesperson Emily Kilgore tells Clarke Broadcasting that the flames forward rate of spread has been stopped at an estimated two to three acres. Crews are still working to knock down the house fire. The fire broke out just after 3 p.m. in the 10900 block of Jesus Maria Road near Music Gulch Road
Update at 3:35 p.m.: Ground and Columbia aircraft are battling a house fire in the 10900 block of Jesus Maria Road near Music Gulch Road in Mokelumne Hill. CAL Fire spokesperson Emily Kilgore tells Clarke Broadcasting that the flames have spread to an estimated two to three acres of nearby vegetation. It is unclear if any other structures are threatened at this time. Kilgore also reports that there are power lines down across Jesus Maria Road.
Original post at 3:10 p.m.: Mokelumne Hill, CA — Fire crews, including all aircraft from Columbia, are heading to a report of a structure fire in the Mokelumne Hill area of Calaveras County.
The fire is reported in the 10900 block of Jesus Maria Road near Music Gulch Road. There are no other details being released at this time. Updates will be provided as soon as additional information comes into the newsroom.
Of note, just after 1:15 p.m. today, flames broke out in another home in the West Point area, as reported here.
