Crews Fight Horseshoe Fire At Night To Contain Blaze Near Copperopolis

   The Horseshoe fire that started at 1:46pm on Thursday continues to burn as emergency fire crews work through the night to contain the blaze.  The Horseshoe Fire is located at South Horseshoe Dr. & Hwy 4, three miles northeast of Copperopolis and is now nearly 100 acres in size and 50% contained as of 5:30pm as it burns toward Poole Station Rd.

UPDATE:  The fire was 100% contained overnight.  Fire crews remain on scene this morning for clean up.   It burned approximately 95 acres in total. CAL Fire reports that the cause of the blaze is unknown.