Investigators are asking the public’s help in looking for a vehicle of interest that was in the area when the fire started.
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According to Lynn Talmichoff of CalFire, Lowell Fire is burning off of Lowell Hill and Chicago Park Powerhouse Road near the community of Alta. “With how dry it is and how hard the access can be, we have a pretty large response”, Cal Fire spokesman Daniel Berlant said in an email. The northeastern part of the Cascade Shore is now being evacuated. An evacuation advisory is going out for the northside of Interstate 80 from Gold Run to Alta in Placer County. There are also high-tension power lines in the area.
Cal Fire has set up an incident command center in Colfax.
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Firefighters are at the scene of quickly-growing fire near Dutch Flat Saturday afternoon. Anyone with information should contact the Placer or Nevada County Sheriff’s Department.
