Update at 3:07 p.m.: Air and ground fire resources are making progress battling the Sugar Fire, a vegetation fire, in the Mountain Ranch area of Calaveras County. Crews have laid fire retardant around much of the blaze, which remains 3-5 acres in size and is burning in grass along Doster Road near Sugar Pine Road.
Original post at 2:15 p.m.: Mountain Ranch, CA—Air and ground fire resources are battling a vegetation fire in the Mountain Ranch area of Calaveras County.
The blaze, named the Sugar Fire, ignited in grass along Doster Road near Sugar Pine Road. CAL FIRE reports the fire is 3 to 5 acres in size and moving at a moderate rate of spread. There is no word on whether any structures are threatened at this time. We’ll have an update as soon as any further information comes into the newsroom.
