During the briefing at 5:30 p.m., officials said the fire was burning from north to northwest to north of Canada Road and crews were working actively to protect homes at risk of fire. Officials say a firefighter was injured in the blaze and was taken to hospital. Their condition is currently unknown. Many services are helping to deal with the fire, which includes air support, a CAL FIRE spokesman said. Firefighters initially responded to two fires shortly after 2:20 p.m. on Edgewood Road and Crestview Drive and the California Highway Patrol reported visible smoke from Interstate Highway 280. All evacuation orders have been downgraded to alerts. See the map below for the latest update: Having trouble loading the map above? Click here to open it in a new window. The San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office has relocated the evacuation and reunification center from Cañada College Theater to Veterans Memorial Senior Center in Redwood City. Stanford University also reported effects as a result of the fire, with power outages affecting many parts of the campus due to a damaged PG&E transmission line, school officials said on Twitter. Smoke from the fire may be visible from campus, but there is no danger to campus as of late Tuesday afternoon, Stanford officials said. According to the PG&E website, thousands of customers are without power in areas of San Mateo County, including areas in the evacuation zone. San Mateo County Parks tweeted that Edgewood Park was closed due to a fire in part of the park. Videos and images sent to ABC7 by viewers showed smoke rising from the hillside where the fire started, which was visible from Alamenta. Fortunately, CAL FIRE says no construction has been damaged or lost in this fire. The cause of the fire is unknown at this time. For a better experience, click here to see the full map in a new window RELATED STORIES & VIDEO: Bay City News contributed to this article. Stay tuned to ABC7 News for the latest details on this growing story. Copyright © 2022 KGO-TV. All rights reserved.
