Ranch Fire in Butte County 50% contained
(FOX40.COM) — The Butte County Sheriff’s Office lowered an evacuation order to a warning for residents near Concow due to the Ranch Fire, and Cal Fire said the fire was 50% contained as of Thursday morning.
The sheriff took the action around 9:30 p.m., about three hours after the fire started on Wednesday evening. The area is only open to residents.
The affected area was between Big Bend, around the northern part of Lake Oroville, according to the sheriff’s office.
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Other areas included were Maple Springs Road, Powtan Trail, Bunker Hill Mine, Surcease Mine, Newsome Ranch, Pine Meadow Road, and Timber Cove Way.
On Thursday morning, Cal Fire’s incident report said the fire was ten acres in size and that it was 50% contained. The fire was only burning in Butte County.
The cause of the fire has not yet been determined.
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