Campfire Sparks Burn At White Pines

White Pines, CA -- An abandoned campfire is being blamed for a fire that charred some land near White Pines Lake Tuesday.

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection says someone got past the gate on Sierra Pacific Industries' land near the inlet of the lake.

They left their campfire, which escaped and burned a quarter acre of brush and timber.

CDF and Murphys Fire District crews responded to the call at 3 p.m. and put out the blaze by 8 p.m.

Written by vanessa.turner@mlode.com.

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