Fire Burning In Yolo County Continues To Grow
WINTERS (CBS13) - The latest on a fire burning in rural Yolo County:
9:30 a.m.
Cal Fire reports that the Cold Fire burning near Winters has nearly doubled in size Wednesday morning.
The fire is now at about 4,000 acres. Crews report only 5 percent containment.
More than 700 firefighters are at the fire, which started on Tuesday.
CalFire working on Cold Fire at Hwy 128 staging center; 4,000 acres burned; 5% contained #cbs13 #ColdFire pic.twitter.com/RxfF4Au6Q8
— Macy Jenkins (@MacyJJenkins) August 3, 2016
6:35 a.m.
A fire burning in Yolo County has charred more than 2,200 acres and closed some roads.
The Cold Fire, which started Tuesday afternoon, is burning near Highway 128. The highway is closed at Monticello Dam as firefighting continues Wednesday morning.
"Our fires are not laying down overnight," said Cal Fire Battalion Chief Scott McLean. "Nothing's changing, even though we had a lot of wet weather, if you will, during the course of this year in the north, nothing in the south, this fire is still moving."
Road Block in place for the Cold Fire in Yolo Co. Cal Fire says 22 hundred acres have burned - 5% contained pic.twitter.com/Y6l5nEBMFK
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Evacuations have been ordered for Canyon Creek Resort and Golden Bear Estates off County Road 34.
"When I was doing some patrol earlier, it was a good glow, then a couple hours later, it started to dissipate. However, the head continues to move out and it's heading in a northerly direction," McLean said.
The fire is only 5 percent contained as of Wednesday morning.