Crime & Safety
Evacuation Orders Downgraded Near Oak Fire In Placer County
Multiple structures were threatened by the fire. Evacuation orders are in effect for Live Oak road and Yankee Jims roads.
August 16, 2022
Most of the evacuation orders have been lifted for the Oak Fire burning in Placer County.
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Around 7:20 p.m. the Placer County Sheriff's Office tweeted that except for Live Oak Road east of One Fine Place, all evacuation orders have been downgraded to warnings.
The fire was sparked Monday after a big rig hauling a trailer crashed on the freeway near Live Oak Road between Colfax and Weimar. The air conditioning unit in the trailer caught fire and flames spread into nearby vegetation. Cal Fire last reported that the fire had grown to 20 acres.
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