Haubner July 5, 2022Īround 11 p.m., everyone inside the powerplant had been escorted to safety, according to PG&E officials. The 100 people that were at PG&E Powerhouse are safe.Ĭrews optimistic about fight ahead.
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While people tried to leave, the fire blocked the road out, and a deputy on the scene evacuated them to the power plant.įinal update before I head back to Sacramento for the night.įire is over 1000 acres and moving eastward into Caloveras county. John Sullivan, who was inside the powerhouse, told CBS13 over the phone that he was at the beach with his wife and children celebrating the Fourth of July holiday when they saw what looked like a bonfire get out of control. A worker at the powerhouse let them inside, and PG&E provided the people with shelter and water. A deputy quickly evacuated the roughly 100 people at beach, bringing them to a nearby hydroelectric powerhouse along the North Fork Mokelumne River. The Amador County Sheriff's Office says the fire started in the afternoon near Vox Beach, a recreation area on Electra Road, a few miles southeast of Jackson. According to fire officials, the wildfire is not contained and is moving toward Calaveras County. Mandatory evacuation orders remain in place.Īfter being stranded in a PG&E powerplant for hours, roughly 100 people were evacuated to safety late Monday as crews continue to battle the Electra Fire, which is burning in the Sierra foothills along the Amador and Calaveras county line. Containment still stands at 0% and no date of expected full containment has been given by Cal Fire. The rugged terrain of the area also continues to complicate the fire fight.
Firefighters said in their morning situation update that there continues to be a threat to critical power infrastructure in the area.
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