Firefighters are investigating cause of fire that scorched 30 acres of land and forced evacuation for some hours friday south of Point Arena in Mendocino County.
Owens fire Reported just after 15:00 and the east was on fire of Highway 1 in en area 50 miles north of Bodega Bay, according to Cal Fire.
His forward progression stopped at 20:00. Firefighters localized at least 5% of its perimeter.
The Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office announced a mandatory evacuation along the Bill Owens and Schooner Gulch roads, which are parallel to each other to the east. of Highway 1.
The evacuation took place around 21:00, there was no damage. property.
Evacuation area stretched just less than 3 miles east of shore and residents were advised to evacuate to the Ten Mile Cutoff Road.
1 mile stretch of According to the California Highway Patrol, Highway 1 was closed.
Soon after fire flared up satellites from the Eureka National Weather Service office showed smoke moving south over the Pacific Ocean.
“It’s kind of weak at this point, but you can see it,” said Matthew Kidwell, meteorologist. with Eureka office.
Just after 6:30 p.m., the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office reported that smoke had entered the premises. region and urged residents not to call 911 unless they see the flames.
Area winds shifted to the southeast with gusts up to 24 m/s. Temperature in 50s with humidity about 80%.
The weather conditions were in the goodwill of the firefighters, Kidwell said.
BUT cause for The location of the fire has not yet been determined.
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Source: 30 acre Owens fire investigated near Point Arena in Mendocino County; evacuation canceled
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