Platina Fire southwest of Redding is 250 acres with 15% containment

Cal Fire responded to the Platina Fire that started southwest of Redding late on Sunday afternoon.

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The platina fire burning southwest of redding -- it started along platina rd & big foot rd -- ana torrea shows us how firefighters are getting a handle on the threat.

An* trt:16 ana torrea atorreanews behind me you can actually see one cal fire engine, and there's actually 2 more just up the road, now down the road, they have bulldozers as well, they even have choppers flying and dropping water take v* fire crews battling the platina fire from the air& ground.

Here you can see a helicopter dropping water on the flamesã smoke visible for miles.

People in the area tell me: with all the dry grass and vegetation... they're concerned the fire could explode at any moment.

Take so* trt:14 tommy nickolaus works in the area because the area is quite flammable, there's a lot of dead trees and bushes around here and this road is fairly small// the breezes we're feeling will definitely play a part especially up there the dry heat obviously plays apart everywhere take vo cont* cal fire says: the windy conditions fueled the fire overnight.

But crews were able to make progress once the winds died down.

Ana ta* trt:12 ana torrea atorreanews the fire broke out just before 4pm yesterday on plantina and big foot road and the fire is still under investigation reporting in ono, ana torrea, action news now coverage you can count on at last check: the fire burned 250 acres and is 15-percent contained.

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