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El Dorado County wildfire off Highway 49 fully contained

The fire burned off Highway 49 across the river from Gold Beach north of the El Dorado and Amador county boundary.
Gold Fire in El Dorado County, April 16, 2015

Smoke in the sky in El Dorado County was from 14-acre wildfire on Thursday, according to Cal Fire.

The #GoldFire was off 8201 Highway 49 in the area of Sand Ridge Road.

The location is near or where the Sand Fire burned in 2104.

Cal Fire tweeted the fire was 100 percent contained as of 5:30 Friday afternoon.

The flames were in a hard-to-reach area, Cal Fire reported. One helicopter was initially working the fire and additional firefighting resources had been requested.

Sacramento Fire Department tweeted it sent a strike team.

The first report of the fire came in at 3:19 p.m.

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