1 killed in crash that sparked wildfire in Cascadel Woods area of Madera County
MADERA COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- A man was killed in a crash that started a wildfire in Madera County on Monday afternoon.
The wildfire, named the Whiskey Fire, is burning in the area of Cascadel Woods and Road 225.
The Madera County Sheriff's Office has issued evacuation warnings for Road 225 Northeast, Road 225 Northwest, Mission Drive, Cascadel Woods, and Road 233.
An evacuation order for the north side of Road 225 between Tera Tera Ranch Road and Rainbow Drive has now been reduced to a warning.
Officials say the fire was sparked around 1:30 pm after a 65-year-old man crashed his tractor in tall grass on his property, killing him.
The sheriff's office says it is believed that the brakes on his tractor failed leading up to the crash.
The man killed in the crash has not yet been identified, but officials say he is from Southern California and owns a vacation home in the Cascadel Woods area.
It is unclear if any homes have been destroyed but flames are threatening several nearby buildings.
The latest update from the sheriff's office says the fire has burned 83.6 acres and is 20% contained.
You can track the locations of the evacuation warnings on the Madera Aware website.
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