TUOLUMNE, Calif. — A wildfire burning in Tuolumne County is causing evacuations Friday north of the town of Tuolomne.
As of Friday afternoon, the Canyon Fire had burned about 85 acres, according to Cal Fire's Tuolomne-Calaveras Unit. Cal Fire's latest incident report says that fire crews "continue to construct fireline with direct attack, steep terrain and dense fuels are contributing to the fires growth."
As of 7:20 a.m. Friday, evacuation orders are in effect for the Ponderosa Hills, Tuolomne Rancheria and Tuolumne Mira Monte areas but Tuolomne City is not under an evacuation warning.
The fire started around midnight on Canyon Drive in Tuolomne City, Cal Fire told ABC10. In some areas, crews went door to door warning residents to leave.
"We're making as an aggressive attack as we can directly," said Cal Fire PIO Emily Kilgore.
There's no word on containment or if any homes were damaged.
EVACUATION MAP:
EVACUATION CENTERS:
- Sonora Senior Center: 540 Greenley Rd. Sonora, CA 95370 (The Tuolumne Enrichment Center is no longer an evacuation center.)
Animal Shelters:
- Tuolumne County Animal Control has a small animal evacuation center: 10040 Victoria Way, Jamestown, CA
- Large Animal evacuation set up at the Motherlode Fairgrounds: 220 Southgate Dr, Sonora, CA 95370
- The Sonora Senior Center Shelter will help with small pets outside.
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