Residents evacuated due to fire in Granite Bay

Residents evacuated due to fire in Granite Bay

A fire in Granite Bay has prompted evacuation orders, according to the Placer County Sheriff's Office.

Evacuation Orders Lifted As Forward Progress Stopped On Granite Bay Fire – Folsom Times

GRANITE BAY — Evacuation orders and warnings have been lifted after firefighters stopped the forward progress of a vegetation fire that threatened homes in Granite Bay Saturday afternoon. The King Fire broke out near Sierra College Boulevard and King Ranch Place, prompting Placer County sheriff’s deputies to evacuate residents from several nearby streets as firefighters worked to slow the blaze. The fire was reported shortly after 3 p.m. Saturda…