Rice Fire In Nevada County Grows To 510 Acres, Prompts Evacuations

CBS Sacramento

June 29, 2022

Cal Fire crews are responding to a rapidly growing wildfire in rural Nevada County on Tuesday.

The fire, which has been named the Rice Fire, started burning in the area of Rice's Crossing near North San Juan and Bridgeport on Tuesday afternoon.

Firefighters initially responded to a fully-involved structure fire at the scene. The flames have since spread into vegetation and are moving forward at a moderate rate of speed, Cal Fire says.

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