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By Jerry Henry on June 20, 2020.
A vegetation fire in Placer County on Thursday prompted authorities to close a portion of a nearby highway as Cal Fire crews corralled the blaze in a rural area of Lincoln. Shortly after 4:30 p.m. Thursday, the Cal Fire Nevada-Placer-Yuba unit reported the wildfire burned about 75 acres near Nelson Lane and Highway 65. Called the Nelson Fire, the blaze had a potential of growing to 100 acres, according to Cal Fire. After further examination, Cal Fire officials announced the fire was only 60 acres. Firefighters stopped the firea s forward spread and had 80 percent containment. By 5 p.m., Cal Fire crews had 100 percent containment of the fire that had grown to 110 acres. Fire officials said the cause was a bird flew into power lines and cause a sparking situation.