California's Caldor Fire grows to 30,000 acres, triggering evacuation orders
The Caldor Fire is rapidly expanding through Northern California, prompting mandatory evacuations for residents in El Dorado County.
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The Caldor Fire is rapidly expanding through Northern California, prompting mandatory evacuations for residents in El Dorado County.
10:00PM UPDATE: Inciweb is reporting the Caldor Fire burning south of Pollock Pines near Omo Ranch and Grizzly Flats is 2,261 acres in size, not the 3,000 Cal Fire reported.
The weather service says the strongest winds will be along the western edge of the Sacramento Valley and "favorably oriented canyons" in the foothills and mountains.
The blaze started 40 miles southwest, as the crow flies, of South Shore.
Parts of Amador County are now under evacuation warnings due to the wildfire burning in El Dorado County that has forced thousands to flee and leveled much of Grizzly Flats.