Sonora and Tuolumne County firefighters battled a fire at the Sierra Village Apartments at 250 Greenley Road this morning. The fire was burning in a unit in the E building. Fire was contained at 11:37 a.m. Fire officials say damage is limited to just the one apartment, although surrounding units were evacuated as a precaution.
Sonora Police officials are asking people to stay out of the area of Greenley Road at this time due to the number of fire units in the area.
Ambulance is en-route to treat a person for smoke inhalation. It´s not clear if they are a resident of the burning apartment or not.
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