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Evacuations Lifted For Vegetation Fire Near Colfax Off Robbers Ravine

PLACER COUNTY (CBS13) — The latest on the Cape Horn Fire burning near Colfax:

5:00 p.m.

The Placer County Sheriff's Office said all evacuees could return home.

1:31 p.m.

A new vegetation fire near Colfax has prompted some Evacuation Orders early Wednesday afternoon.

The fire is near the train tracks at Interstate 80 and Robbers Ravine.

A plume of smoke can be seen coming from the area, but no number has been given yet on the size of the fire.

Cal Fire says it's the third fire in that same area over past 24 hours.

Some people in the immediate area have been given Evacuation Orders, according to the Placer County Sheriff's Office.

Per the Placer County Sheriff's Office, the following areas are being ordered to evacuate: all of Robbers Ravine all the way to Cape Horn, Cape Horn all the way out to Cape Horn East, Dusty Road, Old Loggers Lane, and Hide Out Lane.

No other details about the incident have been released at this point.

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