(5 Jul 2022) FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: 4396516 STRINGR Amador County, California 4 July 2022 1. Various, night shots of flames in trees and brush HEADLINE: July 4 wildfire temporarily traps holiday revelers ANNOTATION: A Fourth of July wildfire forced up to 100 people celebrating along a river in Northern California to take temporary shelter in an electrical utility structure. ANNOTATION: The fire in Sierra Nevada Gold Country broke out Monday afternoon and tripled in size overnight to nearly five square miles by Tuesday morning. 2. Night, heavy equipment being used in firefighting ANNOTATION: A fire official says fireworks or a barbeque may have sparked the blaze. STORYLINE: A Fourth of July wildfire that authorities say may have been sparked by fireworks or a barbecue temporarily trapped holiday revelers as it chewed through a mountainous California region that's a top tourism destination, officials said. The Electra Fire in Sierra Nevada Gold Country broke out Monday afternoon and tripled in size overnight to more than 4.7 square miles (12.2 square kilometers) by Tuesday morning. The fire started at a recreation area that was packed with people, forcing 85 to 100 celebrating the holiday at a river to take shelter at Pacific Gas & Electric Co. facility, said Amador County Sheriff Gary Redman. All were later safely evacuated, he said. Mandatory evacuation orders and warnings combined affected about 500 people in Amador County and 300 to 400 people in Calaveras County, Redman said. Redman said the cause of the fire was not known, but that it started in the Vox Beach area of the North Fork Mokelumne River. He said that could suggest fireworks or a barbecue as a potential cause. One firefighter from the local fire protection district suffered burn injuries, Redman said. Vox Beach is about 55 miles (89 kilometers) east of Sacramento in the heart of the Sierra Nevada region that is steeped with the history of the mid-1800s Gold Rush. Several other small fires were burning in the state. =========================================================== Clients are reminded: (i) to check the terms of their licence agreements for use of content outside news programming and that further advice and assistance can be obtained from the AP Archive on: Tel +44 (0) 20 7482 7482 Email: info@aparchive.com (ii) they should check with the applicable collecting society in their Territory regarding the clearance of any sound recording or performance included within the AP Television News service (iii) they have editorial responsibility for the use of all and any content included within the AP Television News service and for libel, privacy, compliance and third party rights applicable to their Territory. Subscribe for more Breaking News: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Website: https://apnews.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP Facebook: https://facebook.com/APNews Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/c6f507fa75354134b30df8ef6c9a66bb