Saturday, July 25, 2015

Lowell Fire in Nevada County

    A fire that was reported at around 2:40 PM this afternoon, was already burning so fast it had consumed 1500 acres by 4:30 PM near the town of Alta in Nevada County and spreading toward Placer County.

   The small communities of Red Dog, Chalk Bluffs and You Bet are under mandatory evacuation. Due to the speed of the spread of this fire other areas have been given advisory evacuation notices.

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