First responders, which included Calaveras Consolidated Fire and San Andreas Fire, were denied an air ambulance due to the heavy fog in the area impacting visibility.
The fire was reported Wednesday at 10 p.m. between Highways 12 and 26 behind a gym in the Calaveras County foothill town of Valley Springs, fire officials said.
The combustible rags are blamed for igniting a structure fire in Rancho Calaveras yesterday, and fire officials remind the public to get rid of those rags after