Update: Fire In Copperopolis Stopped

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Update at 12:50 p.m.: Firefighters have stopped the forward spread of the Yuma Fire burning in the 4700 block of Bayview Drive, near Little John Road, in the Copperopolis area of Calaveras County, at a quarter acre in size. The flames are burning at a moderate rate of spread. Crews will work toward full containment and mop up for several hours. What ignited the blaze is under investigation.

Original post at 12:27 p.m.: Copperopolis, CA — Air and ground resources are heading to a vegetation fire in the Copperopolis area of Calaveras County, near Lake Tulloch.

CAL Fire spokesperson Emily Kilgore tells Clarke Broadcasting that the blaze has been named the “Yuma Fire.” It broke out in some grass near the 4700 block of Bayview Drive, near Little John Road. There is no information yet on the fire’s size, the flames’ rate of spread, or whether any structures are threatened. An update will be provided as soon as new details come into the newsroom.