The Nevada County blaze covered 904 acres and was 10% contained Wednesday night.
NEVADA COUNTY – Authorities on Wednesday night reported “tremendous progress” in the fight against the Rices Fire burning along the Yuba River in Nevada County.
“I do have some good news about today,” Estes said at a news conference. “We are definitely far from being out of the woods, but we have shown some significant progress.”
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