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Mill caught fire. Abc 7 News ReporterWayne Freedman is in weed this afternoon and tell us people saw the fire and minutes later, it was moving on the town. Reporter residents here tell us the fire moved extremely fast. It moved according to one description a mile in 30 minutes going right through homes. Another person whose home [ inaudible ] told us a few moments ago these homes didnt just burn, they exploded, especially the ones that had propane attached to them. Three cal fire crew members who were fighting the fire even lost their own homes. Wayne freedman will join us with live reports coming up on abc 7 news at 5 00 and 6 00. Meanwhile, heavy smoke is rising ovel dorado county betwe sacramento and south lake tahoe. The fire has destroyed more than 11,000 acres and is only 5 contained. 500 structures remain threatened and two people have been hurt. The cause of the fire ....
Are burning close to the road and smoke very heavy. Chp believes the 5 mile stretch of highway 50 could stay closed for hours. We keep you updated with significant updates as they happen during this newscast. Joining us now on the phone is the caltrans spoke person diana thanks for joining us what can you tell us about the closure and how bad in the area with all the smoke. Its very bad right at the moment and there are no alternative routes at this time so for the safety of the traveling public we want to make sure people stay put where they are at right notch obviously at night captain really fight the fire from the air. What is cal fire doing at this moment, this evening to put the flames out . Reporter well i am in direct contact right now with cal fire so thats something we would have to get directly from them as to what the plans are. The firefighters on the line as far as you know working. Reporter yes. Yes. They have firefighters on the line. They dont relieve them all night lo ....