Foothills Fire Near Roseville Contained After Burning 350 Acres

PLACER COUNTY, CA — The Foothills Fire burned at least 355 acres and forced evacuations Monday afternoon in Rocklin, north of Roseville in Placer County. The blaze had been contained with all evacuations lifted by 3:30 p.m.

No injuries or damaged structures have been reported. Sunset West Boulevard west of Cincinnati Avenue remained closed to traffic, the Placer County Sheriff's office said.

Mandatory evacuations were ordered earlier Monday for the area east of Foothills Boulevard, west of Cincinnati Avenue, south of Athens Boulevard and north of Blue Oaks Boulevard, the Placer County Sheriff's Office said on Twitter.

The cause of the fire was not immediately clear.

#FoothillFire Foothill Blvd and Athens Ave in Placer County. 45 to 50 acres with a dangerous rate of spread. Air resources are on order. Structures threatened. https://t.co/tchlqr5bDj pic.twitter.com/4BBF9Ce0ki
— CAL FIRE Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit (@CALFIRENEU) November 25, 2019

Please avoid the area of Industrial Ave in West Placer. pic.twitter.com/5IvSoi1qIA
— Placer Sheriff (@PlacerSheriff) November 25, 2019

Something is burning near the Galleria. Anyone know what? pic.twitter.com/SMq09XXUyR
— Carmichael Dave (@CarmichaelDave) November 25, 2019

Big fire near Roseville/Rocklin! With this wind I hope they can contain it quickly! pic.twitter.com/3FpPBT1ZpE
— Freja Nelson (@freja_nelson) November 25, 2019