New evacuation orders, warnings issued as Boone Fire burns near Coalinga

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- New evacuation orders and warnings are present successful spot connected Thursday arsenic the Boone Fire continues to pain successful Fresno County.

The occurrence has burned astir 17,000 acres since it sparked connected Tuesday.

Evacuation orders are presently successful spot for the pursuing zones:
- P11A
- P22A
- P12
- P21
- P13

Evacuation warnings person besides been issued for the pursuing zones:
- P11B
- P13B
- P17
- P20
- P22B
- P23
- G021 (Monterey County)
- G029 (Monterey County)

You tin presumption a much elaborate evacuation representation by clicking here.

Changing winds and precocious vigor are combining forces to assistance substance the fire.

The flames were sparked successful the pain scar near down by the 2020 Mineral Fire.

CAL FIRE crews are moving time and nighttime to forestall the flames from spreading further.

"What we've been doing is we've been attacking the precise apical of it, that's our archetypal precedence and our 2nd precedence was to link it present to 198 successful bid to get the crews arsenic they're moving unneurotic to marque definite that the occurrence cannot widen beyond its existent box," explained David Acuna with CAL FIRE.

The flames person forced Highway 198 to unopen down eastbound and westbound of Boone Lane.

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Firefighters connected the crushed look steep and rocky terrain, having to hike up elevation sides to spray down embers and chop down burned trees.

Crews connected the crushed are warring the flames with assistance and airdrops from craft above.

"When its that steep there's a constituent astatine which we conscionable person to usage aircraft, benignant of clasp it successful spot astatine the closest location," Acuna said.

The plumes of fume sending ash and different particles into the skies of the Valley, turning the sunset an ominous orangish and red.

The smokey skies are raising concerns astir aerial prime and warnings from the Valley Air District.

"When you inhale particulate substance contamination you're bringing overseas substance into your assemblage and that's going to impact each of your systems and its not bully for your health," said Heather Heinks with the Valley Air District.

"So, if you adhd overseas matter, precocious heat, exhaustion, each of those elements, we urge the nationalist enactment indoors, trim their clip outside, see an indoor aerial filter, enactment hydrated."

Officials with the Valley Air District person been successful the Coalinga country this week, helping residents get indoor aerial purifiers into their homes portion they look heavy smoke.

CAL FIRE says crews volition proceed to combat the occurrence done the nighttime with crews connected the crushed and nighttime flying helicopters.

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