Crews have made progress fighting a wildfire that sparked Monday afternoon near the Colfax area of Placer County, prompting evacuation orders.
The Oak Fire was reported around 3:05 p.m. in Weimar along Live Oak Road near Interstate 80. Cal Fire, the state's fire management agency, said the fire started after a vehicle fire spread into nearby vegetation. As of 7:20 a.m. on Tuesday, Cal Fire said the fire has burned 22 acres and was 20% contained. That's up from 17 acres with no containment on Monday evening.
Containment is not a measure of how much of the fire has been extinguished but rather works as a gauge of how much of a perimeter was established around a fire. When a containment line is made around a fire, it is unlikely that flames could spread past the lines, but recent extreme wildfire behavior in recent years has shown it is not impossible.