PLACER COUNTY – Firefighters stopped the spread of a fire that started in a building and spread to vegetation at an abandoned property in Placer County on Wednesday, Cal Fire said.
The fire at the corner of S. Brewer Road and Baseline Road sent a column of black smoke into the air in the southwestern portion of Placer County, just north of Rio Linda.
The first crews to arrive at the scene attacked a half-acre vegetation fire that had spread from a fully involved building and a vehicle on the abandoned property.
The forward progress of the vegetation fire was stopped shortly after noon.
CAL FIRE/Placer County firefighters at scene of the Brewer Fire. Upon arrival firefighters began initial attack of a half acre vegetation fire spreading from a fully involved structure and single vehicle at an abandoned property at the corner of Brewer Road and Base Line Road. pic.twitter.com/RtySBGC4HR
— CAL FIRE Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit (@CALFIRENEU) July 3, 2024
Baseline Road was closed from Pleasant Grove Road to Watt Avenue as the smoke impacted the road. It has since reopened.
No injuries have been reported.