Evacuations ordered after another wildfire breaks out in Mariposa County
Cal Fire issued an evacuation warning Saturday for the areas east of Coulterville in Mariposa County after a wildfire broke out.
Just after 4 p.m., Cal Fire first said the Wagner Fire had spread to 10 acres near Texas Hill Road and Bondurant Mine Road, east of Coulterville, and evacuations were being ordered. By 7 p.m., the fire had spread to 22 acres and was 25 percent contained. Cal Fire said the fire had stopped spreading.
The fire agency said structures were being threatened by the fire. The Wagner Fire broke out as fire crews have continued their fight against the Ferguson Fire, which has burned more than 80,000 acres in Mariposa County.
Cresencio Rodriguez-Delgado: 559-441-6304, @cres_guez
This story was originally published August 4, 2018 at 4:45 PM.