June Fire Burns 550 Acres In Butte County
4:50 p.m. UPDATE: Smoke from the fire is being reported in the Auburn area. Forward progress was stopped a half hour ago.
The drift smoke that many are seeing in the Auburn area and surrounding communities is coming in from the Junes fire in Butte County. pic.twitter.com/CFtOcUpSx2
— CAL FIRE Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit (@CALFIRENEU) October 30, 2018
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4:15 p.m. UPDATE: Forward progress on the fire has been stopped. The fire has burned 550 acres.
#JuneFire [update] off 4 Junes Way and Palermo-Honcut Highway, south of Palermo (Butte County) is now 550 acres and 20% contained. pic.twitter.com/RtCjuL7nBF
— CAL FIRE (@CAL_FIRE) October 30, 2018
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BUTTE COUNTY (CBS13) — A fire has burned at least 80 acres south of Palermo in Butte County.
The June Fire is burning in the area of 4 Junes Way and Palermo Honcut-Highway. It's to the east of Robinson's Corner.
Fire crews are attacking it from the ground and the air.
#JuneFire [update] off 4 Junes Way and Palermo-Honcut Highway, south of Palermo (Butte County) is now 80 acres. https://t.co/fCg1bUwDG3 pic.twitter.com/uSVONlzCxD
— CAL FIRE (@CAL_FIRE) October 30, 2018
No evacuations or road closures are in place at this time.
Crews have been on alert for potential fires as a Red Flag Warning is in effect throughout the region until Wednesday morning as high winds and dry conditions make fires more likely.
The fires was reported just after 2 p.m. on Tuesday.