REDDE CITY, Calif. (KGO) – All evacuation orders have been reduced to warnings about the six-alarm Edgewood Fire in San Mateo County, which burned at least 20 acres and was at 5% at 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to CAL FIRE.
During a briefing at 5:30 p.m., officials said the fire was burning north-northwest toward Canada’s northern street and crews were working actively to protect homes at risk of fire.
Authorities say a firefighter was injured in the blaze and was taken to hospital. Their condition is currently unknown.
Many agencies are assisting in the response to the fire, which includes air support, a CAL FIRE spokesman said.
Firefighters initially responded to two fires shortly after 2:20 p.m. in the Edgewood Road and Crestview Drive areas, and the California Highway Patrol said smoke was visible from Interstate 280.
All evacuation orders have been reduced to warnings. See the map below for the latest update:
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The San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office has moved the evacuation and reunification center from the Canyada College Theater to the Redwood Veterans Memorial Center.
Stanford University also reported impacts from the fire, with power outages affecting many parts of the campus due to a downed PG&E transmission line, school officials said on Twitter.
Smoke from the fire could be seen from campus, but there was no threat to the campus until late Tuesday afternoon, Stanford officials said.
According to the PG&E website, thousands of customers are without electricity in parts of San Mateo County, including areas in the evacuation zone.
San Mateo County Parks tweeted that Edgewood Park was closed due to a fire burning in part of the park.
Videos and images sent to ABC7 by spectators show smoke rising from the hillside where the fire started, which can be seen from afar near Alameda.
Fortunately, CAL FIRE says no structures were damaged or lost in the fire.
The cause of the fire is currently unknown.
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