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According to Caltrans, I-80 is closed in both directions due to the Dutch Fire. I-80 Eastbound is closed at Colfax and I-80 westbound is closed at the Hwy 20 separation. There is no estimated time…
INCIDENT UPDATE: The #DutchFire near I-80 and Ridge Road in Dutch Flat is 30 acres and 30% contained. All evacuations have been lifted. Interstate 80 opened to one lane in both directions. The westbound #2 lane is scheduled to be closed all night. The estimated time to have both lanes of eastbound I80 is 9:30 p.m. tonight. * * *
Evacuations were ordered for a fire burning in Placer County that erupted Tuesday and prompted the closure of Interstate 80 in both directions.
The Mosquito Fire continued on Tuesday to chew through acres of land outside the communities of Foresthill, Volcanoville, Georgetown and Michigan Bluff, bringing acreage burned up to almost 50,000.
Interstate 80 is closed in both directions in the Sierra Nevada due to the Dutch Fire in Placer County, Caltrans says.