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MP18 Fire forces evacuation warnings, Highway 96 closure near Hoopa

Add The California Post on Google A fast-moving wildfire erupted in Humboldt County, triggering evacuation warnings and a highway closure as flames reached the roadway.

The MP18 Fire burning north of Hoopa had grown 300 acres as of Saturday morning after it was first reported Friday just after 7 p.m., according to Cal Fire.

A fast-moving wildfire erupted in Humboldt County, triggering evacuation warnings and a highway closure as flames reached the roadway. ALERT California Highway 96 was closed in the area, as authorities urged people to avoid the area. Highway 96 was closed in the area, as authorities urged people to avoid the area.

Evacuation warnings were issued in three zones over a “potential threat to life and/or property,” according to Cal Fire.

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