Mandatory evacuations in place for French Fire in Mariposa County, deputies say

MARIPOSA COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Areas affected by the French Fire successful Mariposa County are prompting mandatory evacuations, the Mariposa County Sheriff's Office said.

According to ArcGIS, the French Fire successful Mariposa County started astir 5:30 p.m. connected Thursday. It has burned astir 0.12 acres arsenic of Thursday evening.

As of 7 p.m. connected Thursday, sheriff's officials accidental mandatory occurrence evacuations are successful spot for the pursuing areas:

• Hospital Road from Silver Creek to the end, up the mountain, not the hospital.
• Grosjean Road
• Alta Vista Road
• Avoca Vale
• Parts of Highway 140
• Lakeview
• Slaughterhouse Road

Deputies accidental they were successful these areas making door-to-door notifications.

Those who unrecorded successful the country and bash not consciousness harmless are encouraged to permission and bash not hold to beryllium told to evacuate.

A impermanent evacuation constituent is located astatine the New Life Christian Church astatine 5083 Cole Road successful Mariposa.

As of Thursday evening, determination is nary accusation regarding the root of the fire.