Marin Blaze Triggers Shelter Orders (Updated)

Mill Valley CA

18 August, 2021

12:43 PM

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Update: Shelter orders have been lifted after fire crews contained the Corte Madera blaze, the Central Marin Police said in a news release. CORTE MADERA, CA — A Corte Madera fire has triggered shelter-in-place orders for homes and businesses within a quarter mile of Koch Road down to Wildflower Drive, Central Marin Police said in a news release. The shelter orders issued at 9:16 a.m. followed a mandatory evacuation order eight minutes earlier. Firefighters have made progress battling the blaze but shelter orders remain in effect until further notice, police spokeswoman Margot Rohrbacher told Patch.