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Evacuations Lifted In Schellville Facility Fire

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A three-alarm fire burns at a lumber and pallet facility in the Sonoma County town of Schellville. The blaze has prompted mandatory evacuations.  (Sonoma Valley Fire & Rescue Authority/Facebook)

Update 3:26 p.m.: Authorities have lifted evacuation orders in the Sonoma County town of Schellville.

According to the Sonoma County sheriff, some road closures are still in effect.

The closures and evacuation orders were put in place due to a three-alarm structure fire Tuesday at a lumber and pallet facility on Fremont Drive near Highway 12.

Watch what appears to be a barrel or small propane tank launched by an explosion during the blaze nearly hit a camera filming the incident:


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Original Post: A three-alarm structure fire prompted evacuation orders in the Sonoma County town of Schellville Tuesday.

The Sonoma County Sheriff's Office has issued a mandatory evacuation for people who live and work less than a mile from the fire, which is located on Fremont Drive near Highway 12.

The fire is burning at a lumber and pallet facility and has prompted several road closures.

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