UPDATE: Cal Fire Crews Stop Forward Spread of Cherokee Fire North Of Oroville
BUTTE COUNTY (CBS SF) -- Cal Fire crews have stopped the forward spread of a structure and vegetation fire that broke out north of Oroville in Butte County Monday afternoon.
The fire, dubbed the Cherokee Fire, broke out near Thompson Flat Cemetery Road and Cherokee Road, the agency's Butte County Unit announced in a tweet around 4:30 p.m.
The location of the fire is immediately north of town, about three miles west of the Oroville Dam. Power lines were down and residents were asked to avoid the area for the time being.
Cal Fire officials told Chico CBS affiliate KHSL-TV that multiple structures are on fire and that the fire has spread to vegetation. It was not immediately known how many acres have burned or what sparked the fire.
Cal Fire posted on Twitter at around 5:30 p.m. that crews were making good progress on the structures that were burning and containing spot fires.
Cal Fire later said that just under four acres of vegetation, two structures, six outbuildings and 20 vehicles burned in the fire.
As of around 6:18 p.m., Cal Fire officials said that the forward spread of the Cherokee Fire had been stopped. Fire crews plan to remain at the scene to ensure the fire doesn't reignite for the next few hours.
