Mosquito Fire remains at 76,781 acres and is 60% contained

PLACER COUNTY - The Mosquito Fire, which started on September 6, remains at 76,781 acres and 60 percent containment, as of Sunday morning. There has been no growth nor additional containment for days.Crews are anticipating warm seasonal temperatures over the next few days, returning fuels to critically dry conditions with the potential to rekindle and create flareups, they said.

In the late afternoon, as some of the large-diameter trees began to smoke again after last week's rain event, aircraft were deployed, providing support ahead of ground crews. Later in the week, firefighters are watchful as temperatures will trend cooler with higher humidity, and forecasted winds from the southwest may have gusts of 16 to 18 mph, particularly along ridgetops.

The fire began next to the Oxbow Reservoir in Placer County and quickly spread in dense brush and steep terrain. The cause of the fire is under investigation; however, PG&E says an electrical fault was recorded near where the fire began, at around the same time it started. The company also noted that they hadn't seen any damage or abnormal conditions at the pole. There wasn't any vegetation or tree found on the line.

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