Fires

Fire in Placer County near Fiddyment Road is controlled quickly

Northern California Wildfires

Firefighters from Cal Fire and Placer County are cleaning up the scene of a grass fire that grew to 26 acres Monday.

Just before noon, firefighters responded to the Athens Avenue and Fiddyment Road in a rural area of the county.

“First eyes on the scene reporting approximately 2 to 3 acres of vegetation with a slow rate of spread,” Cal Fire Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit said on Twitter.

Crews were able to quickly control the fire by before 1 p.m. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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