A wildfire burning in the Sierra foothills near Alta and Dutch Flat grew to an estimated 12 acres Saturday afternoon and was spreading at a dangerous rate, Cal Fire said.
The Flat Fire was reported near Lowell Hill Road and Dutch Flat Powerhouse Road in Placer County.
The fire is burning in a rural, heavily wooded area north of Interstate 80 near the Bear River and the Dutch Flat Powerhouse, about 30 miles northeast of Auburn.
As of 3:21 p.m., Cal Fire estimated the fire at 12 acres and described its rate of spread as dangerous.
No evacuation orders or warnings have been announced, and Cal Fire has not said whether any structures are threatened.
This is a developing story.
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