Rural grass fire in rural Yolo County forces evacuations

YOLO COUNTY — A grass fire spreading in the hills of rural Yolo County led to evacuations being ordered Monday evening.

The Yolo County Sheriff's Office said the fire was in the unincorporated community of Zamora, which is located just northwest of Woodland along Interstate 5.

Mandatory evacuation orders were issued for the areas just west of that from Interstate 505 to County Road 89 and County Road 14 to County Road 16.

The sheriff's office said there are very few homes in the area, but all have been notified.  An evacuation center was set up at County Service Center Suite 111 at East Grant Ave. in Winters.

Evacuation orders were lifted late Monday night.

Early Tuesday morning, the fire re-sparked due to spot fires carried by Monday's flames, the sheriff's office says.

It was not yet clear how big the burn area was.