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Wildfire in Yokuts Valley prompts evacuation warnings, Fresno deputies say
A wildfire flared up in the Yokuts Valley in Fresno County Monday afternoon.
The Fresno County Sheriff's Office said Cal Fire and Fresno County Fire is battling the Rector Fire on Crane Lane, located north of Highway 180 and Elwood Road.
The blaze, which started just after 4 p.m., has burned 15 acres.
Deputies are going door-to-door issuing evacuation warnings to certain residents living in Zone K73 North, according to the sheriff's office map system.
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PG&E is working to deactivate electricity in the immediate area as firefighters try to contain the fire.
