The Power Dam fire has reached 60 acres according to Sierra Front Interagency Dispatch.
The fire, which started at 3:45 p.m. Tuesday afternoon, is skirting Highway 395 near Ruhenstroth.
The highway is closed between Riverview Drive and China Spring Road south of town but residents of the area are being allowed in with proof of identification.
District Attorney's investigators have been called to the scene.
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