ARE FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW IN STANISLAUS COUNTY. RIGHT NOW, THERE’S A BRUSH FIRE HAS BURNED 30 ACRES IN OAKDALE. THIS IS TIMELAPSE VIDEO FROM THE LAST 15 MINUTES FROM A NEARBY ALERT CALIFORNIA CAMERA. NOW THIS IS ON THE SOUTHEAST SIDE OF WOODWARD LAKE. IT’S AT WOODWARD LAKE DRIVE IN 28 MILE ROAD, LIVEC
Sierra Fire: Saw cutting through pipe sparked Stanislaus County fire, officials say
Updated: 4:11 PM PDT May 21, 2026
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Officials on Friday released the cause of a fire that tore through vegetation in Stanislaus County.The Sierra Fire, which sparked near Woodward Lake Drive and 28 Mile Road in the Oakdale area, started because of a handheld saw cutting through pipe next to dry grass, according to the Modesto Fire Department. The fire began at a structure and spread to nearby vegetation. Cal Fire's Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit said the fire burned through almost 50 acres before crews extinguished the flames. At 3:45 p.m. Thursday, it had burned 30 acres with a moderate rate of spread, Cal Fire said. An Alert California camera showed a plume of white smoke. No major smoke plume was visible on the camera at 4:36 p.m. This story is developing. Stay with KCRA 3 for updates.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
STANISLAUS COUNTY, Calif. — Officials on Friday released the cause of a fire that tore through vegetation in Stanislaus County.
The Sierra Fire, which sparked near Woodward Lake Drive and 28 Mile Road in the Oakdale area, started because of a handheld saw cutting through pipe next to dry grass, according to the Modesto Fire Department. The fire began at a structure and spread to nearby vegetation.
Cal Fire's Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit said the fire burned through almost 50 acres before crews extinguished the flames.
At 3:45 p.m. Thursday, it had burned 30 acres with a moderate rate of spread, Cal Fire said. An Alert California camera showed a plume of white smoke.
No major smoke plume was visible on the camera at 4:36 p.m.
This story is developing. Stay with KCRA 3 for updates.
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