A swiftly growing fire in Northern California’s El Dorado County has injured two people and prompted evacuation orders, state fire officials said Tuesday. According to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, both people were civilians who were injured in the unincorporated Grizzly Flats area and required transport by air ambulance. The fire continued to burn uncontained Tuesday in a rugged, forested area of El Dorado County, the Sacramento Bee reported. “We are still actively in a major firefight,” Cal Fire incident commander Dusty Martin said at a briefing Tuesday evening. A large animal evacuation shelter is open at Amador County Fairgrounds, 18621 Sherwood St. in Plymouth.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 17, 2021 23:41 UTC