Residents evacuated in Alpine County fire

8:00 p.m. UPDATE: The evacuation of the Hung A Lei Ti neighborhood in Woodfords has been lifted and residents may return home. Power has been restored. According to the Sierra Front Interagency Dispatch Center, the fire size has been changed to 204.5 acres and containment lines are growing.

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The Washoe Tribe's Hung A Lel Ti community in Woodfords has been evacuated after the Dutch Fire started in Alpine County early Wednesday morning. At last count, 244 acres have burned and the fire is 5 percent contained.

Resources from Eastern Alpine Fire, East Fork Fire, Tahoe Douglas Fire, U.S. Forest Service, and Bureau of Land Management are fighting the fire and a helicopter and air tanker are expected.

A shelter has been set up at the Early Learning Center at 100 Foothill Road. An Emergency Operations Center has been set up at the Health and Human Services Building.

Power is out to the 450 customers in Hung A Lel Ti. Liberty Utility crews are on site to replace at least two power poles with restoration expected by 9:00 p.m. tonight unless conditions change.