Update, July 14:
Containment on the Royal Fire is now at 79%.
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Update, July 13:
Containment on the Royal Fire has grown to 62%.
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Update, July 12:
Containment on the Royal Fire is now at 46%. The fire has remained at 215 acres for the past two days.
Firefighters are continuing to hold and improve control lines, although they say that dry lightning forecasted for the weekend may test the fire lines.
Due to successful suppression, the Placer County Sheriff's Office has lifted evacuation orders for The Cedars.
There are currently 360 personnel fighting the fire, including at least six helicopters, 10 crews, nine engines, five dozers, nine water tenders and one excavator.
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The Royal Fire, burning in the Tahoe National Forest, is now 215-acres large and is now 15% contained.
The Forest Service says the fire sparked late Sunday afternoon in the Royal Gorge of the North Fork of the American River.
The Evacuation Warning remains in effect for the Cedars area.
Fire crews say, "there has been little progress on containment due to extremely steep and difficult to access terrain."
On Monday, the Placer County Sheriff's Office helped rescue 13 hikers that went missing within the Royal Fire zone.
Deputies say they range in age from 16-20 and were located by helicopter.
The Placer County Sheriff's Office says an evacuation warning was issued for five homes on Soda Springs Road.
Soda Springs Road is closed from 1.25 miles south of the Serene Road intersection, to the intersection of Soda Springs Road and Forest Service Road 6001-35.
Tahoe National Forest has issued a fire area closure order.
The Forest Service says an escaped campfire started the fire, but the Forest Service maintains the fire is under investigation.
Smoke can be seen on the Signal Peak ALERT California wildfire camera.
Although the fire can be seen from I-80, people are asked not to report it.
