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Officials lift evacuations near Auburn as grass fire continues to burn

At least 1 structure, several cars have burned

Officials lift evacuations near Auburn as grass fire continues to burn

At least 1 structure, several cars have burned

WEBVTT LISA THAT BREAKING NEWS IS INPLACER COUNTY.LIVECOPTER THREE UP OVER AWILDFIRE BURNING NEAR CLIPPERGAP EAST OF INTERSTATE 80.THAT'S NORTH OF AUBURN.BRIAN: LIVECOPTER THREE FLYINGOVER THE AREA.THIS IS ONLY A FEW ACRES IT WASREPORTED AS A GRASS FIRE JUSTAFTER 2:00 P.M BUT SEVERAL CARSHAVE BURNED.PILOT DAVE ALLEN, WHAT YOU SEE?DAVE: WE HAVE JUST SEEN A LOT OFTHE GROUND UNITS THAT HAVEARRIVED ON SCENE.AS WE ZOOM IN CLOSER WE CAN SEETHAT IT DOES APPEAR TO HAVE SOMESTRUCTURES DOWN THERE.THERE ARE A NUMBER OF BURNED-OUTCARS, NOT SURE IF THEY WEREABANDONED OR IF THEY WEREACTUALLY SOMEBODY SKIES.TWO OR THREE ACRES HAVE BURNED.YOU CAN SEE THEY REALLY HIT THISHANDY WITH THAT FIRE RETARDANT.THOSE AIRPLANES HAVE SINCE LEFT.THERE WERE ABOUT FOUR OF THEMHERE AT ONE TIME.WE ARE DOWN TO ONE HELICOPTERFIGHTING IN THIS AREA.ALL OF THE GROUND CREWS HAVEARRIVED AND THEY WILL TAKE CAREALL OF THAT AREA INSIDE THEPERIMETER AND MAKE SURE THEYHAVE FULL CONTAINMENT ON THIS.AND THAT NO HOTSPOTS WILL TAKEOFF WITH THIS FIRE.LISA: WHEN YOU DO ZOOM OUT YOUCOULD SEE NEARBY.DAVE: I UNDERSTAND THERE AREMANDATORY EVACUATIONS IN THEAREA OF THIS FIRE.WE ARE HALFWAY BETWEENINTERSTATE 80 AND LAKECLEMENTINE.HELICOPTERS DIPPING OUT OF LAKECLEMENTINE BEEN CLIMBING ALL THEWAY UP ONTO THIS RIDGE TO FIGHTTHIS FIRE.RIGHT THERE WE SEE THE FLAMESMAKING REPEATED DUMPS.THE FIRE REKINDLES IN THAT AREATHROUGH THE WATER.TO THE LEFT OF THAT SHOT AND UPIS WHERE WE SEE THEY ARE STAGINGIN THAT AREA.MAYBE WE CAN MAKE OUT SOME OFTHAT.WE WERE LOOKING AT THEM CLOSEREARLIER, THEY WERE CLIMBING SOMESTEEP TERRAIN TO DRAG THOSEHOSES UPHILL.BRIAN: IT IS GREAT PERSPECTIVEBECAUSE WE CAN SEE EXACTLY WHATYOU ARE TALKING ABOUT ABOUT THEWAY THEY WOULD ATTACK THIS.
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Officials lift evacuations near Auburn as grass fire continues to burn

At least 1 structure, several cars have burned

Evacuations near the Clipper Gap area were lifted nearly four hours after a grass fire ignited Tuesday afternoon.Residents in the area near Clipper Gap, Clipper Creek, Boole and Cerro Vista roads were allowed to return home using Clipper Creek Road, the Placer County Sheriff's Office said."Thanks to the quick actions of firefighters, the evacuation orders in Clipper Gap have been lifted," the sheriff's office said on Facebook.The blaze was reported about 2 p.m. Cal Fire said trash and multiple cars have burned.At least one structure was been destroyed in the fire, according to video from LiveCopter 3.Evacuations were lifted around 5:50 p.m.No other details have been released.

Evacuations near the Clipper Gap area were lifted nearly four hours after a grass fire ignited Tuesday afternoon.

Residents in the area near Clipper Gap, Clipper Creek, Boole and Cerro Vista roads were allowed to return home using Clipper Creek Road, the Placer County Sheriff's Office said.

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"Thanks to the quick actions of firefighters, the evacuation orders in Clipper Gap have been lifted," the sheriff's office said on Facebook.

The blaze was reported about 2 p.m. Cal Fire said trash and multiple cars have burned.

At least one structure was been destroyed in the fire, according to video from LiveCopter 3.

Evacuations were lifted around 5:50 p.m.

No other details have been released.

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LiveCopter 3
A look at the smoke from the fire burning north of Auburn.