{"id":1408,"date":"2021-08-03T14:27:44","date_gmt":"2021-08-03T21:27:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newsmolo.com\/EDC\/2019\/?p=1408"},"modified":"2021-08-04T10:36:29","modified_gmt":"2021-08-04T17:36:29","slug":"coloma-fire-breaks-containment-threatens-structures-near-placerville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.newsmolo.com\/EDC\/2019\/2021\/08\/03\/coloma-fire-breaks-containment-threatens-structures-near-placerville\/","title":{"rendered":"Coloma Fire breaks containment, threatens structures near Placerville"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Authorities say structures were threatened after the so-called\u00a0Coloma Fire\u00a0<\/a>broke containment lines near Placerville on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The fire ignited in heavy brush near Quartz Mountain Drive, in the area of the Gold Bug Park & Mine, on the northside of Placerville in El Dorado County. Initially, fire crews said they stopped forward progress on the fire at about an acre in size.<\/p>\n

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Firefighters have stopped the forward progress of a vegetation fire in heavy brush off of Quartz Mountain Drive in Placerville, El Dorado County. The fire is approximately 1 acre in size. Crews will be mopping up hotspots for several hours. <\/span>#ColomaFire2021<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The Coloma Fire has spotted out of the wet line. Structures are threatened. Aircraft is on scene.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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See video here: https:\/\/twitter.com\/i\/status\/1422664643445551104<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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2:00 PM CAL FIRE is assisting the El Dorado County Fire Protection District and making good progress on the Coloma Fire in Placerville. Additional ground and air resources are aggressively attacking the fire in the heavy brush. No evacuation orders at this time.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Crews warned that they\u2019d be in the area for several hours to mop up hot spots on the fire. Then just after 1 p.m., firefighters said the fire \u201cspotted out of the wet line\u201d and is now threatening structures in the area. No evacuation orders were issued.<\/p>\n
Crews with Cal Fire and the El Dorado County Fire Protection District are battling the Coloma Fire. Just after 2 p.m., officials said crews are making good progress in containing the fire, with the help of additional air and ground assets. Around 2:45 p.m., officials said all roads in the area of the fire had been re-opened.<\/p>\n
The cause of the fire has not yet been determined and they do not have an update on the size of the fire.<\/p>\n
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