Caldor Fire In El Dorado County Grows To 6,500 Acres; Homes Burn In Grizzly Flats Area

By CBS San Francisco Staff:

GRIZZLY FLATS, El Dorado County (CBS SF) — The Caldor Fire burning in the Sierra east of Sacramento in El Dorado County exploded in size overnight Tuesday, burning dozens of homes and threatening hundreds more, authorities said.

As of Tuesday morning, the wildfire had burned more than 6,500 acres with zero containment in the Cosumnes River Canyon area of the El Dorado National Forest. Access to the fire is extremely difficult because of the steep, rugged terrain, according to the U.S. Forest Service.

Homes were burned in the Grizzly Flats area along Forest View Drive and Grizzly Flat Road. A Cal Fire battalion chief said he believes at least 50 homes have been lost to the wildfire as gusty winds have been pushing embers into homes that had defensive space.

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