Huge smoke clouds seen as fire spreads in Northern California
Huge smoke plumes filled the sky above Northern California’s Placer County as the Mosquito fire continued to spread on Friday, September 9.
On Wednesday, evacuation orders were issued to residents in Placer County, and were extended to residents in El Dorado County after the fire continued to spread on Thursday, local media said.
By Friday, the fire burned at least 14,250 acres and was zero percent contained, according to official reports. Credit: Keith Ormerod via Storyful
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KEITH ORMEROD: Up here at Foresthill, it's all bad.
