The State - News from Sept. 17, 1989

Firefighters contained a wildfire that destroyed one home as it spread rapidly over 425 acres near a rural residential subdivision in Calaveras County, fire officials said. Authorities briefly evacuated at least 25 homes in the El Rancho Loma Serena subdivision near Mountain Ranch, 8 miles northeast of San Andreas, said Calaveras County sheriff’s dispatcher Rhonda Saul. The blaze started when debris ignited by a resident burned out of control, according to fire spokeswoman Sharon Torrence. Flames caused about $100,000 damage to one home and also destroyed a travel trailer, a shed and a pump house, officials said. Three firefighters were treated and released for minor injuries, Torrence said.