Update: Structure Fire In Twain Harte

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Update at 4:15 p.m.: CAL Fire reports that crews have extinguished the Pine Fire burning in the Twain Harte area of Tuolumne County. The flames broke out in the single-story residential structure in the 23600 block of Krietzer Way, off Coffill Road. CAL Fire spokesperson Emily Kilgore reports, “The structure is completely destroyed, and firefighters have contained the vegetation fire.”

Firefighters also contained flames that spread to nearby grass, resulting in an estimated third-of-an-acre blaze.  The structure was unoccupied, and no injuries were reported. Crews will remain on the scene for the next several hours, mopping up. What ignited the fire remains under investigation.

Original post at 3:50 p.m.: Sugar Pine, CA – Firefighters are battling a single-story house fire near the Sugar Pine RV Resort and Mobile Home Park, off Highway 108 in Tuolumne County.

CAL Fire has dubbed the blaze the Pine Fire. Spokesperson Emily Kilgore reports that firefighters are making access to the residential structure fire in the 23600 block of Krietzer Way, off Coffill Road. The flames have spread to nearby grass, creating around an eighth of an acre of vegetation fire. There is no word as to whether any additional structures are threatened. An update will be provided as soon as new information comes into the newsroom.