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Update 2:26 p.m.:
First responders did not have plans to evacuate nearby residents as of about 2:26 p.m., according to discussion on the police scanner.
A power line was down near the fire, The Tribune overheard on the police scanner.
Update 2 p.m.:
The wildfire had reached 500 acres by 2 p.m., according to a post by Cal Fire on X.
Original story
A wildfire broke out in California Valley on Wednesday afternoon, quickly growing to 175 acres.
According to a post by Cal Fire on X, the Bear Fire started around 12:38 p.m. Initial reports were for a 5-acre vegetation fire with one structure threatened.
By 1:40 p.m., the fire had reached 175 acres with a “moderate to dangerous rate of spread.” According emergency scanner traffic, power lines were also down in the area.
The cause of the fire was under investigation.
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