Evacuation orders lifted near Petaluma after structure fire

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Tuesday, September 21, 2021
Petaluma fire prompts evacuation orders in Penngrove
The fire is burning in the 400 block of Ormsby Lane in Petaluma and is moving west, the sheriff said.

PETALUMA, Calif. (KGO) -- An evacuation order near Penngrove was lifted Tuesday afternoon after a fire burned a home in the 400 block of Ormsby Lane in Petaluma.

As of about 3:30 p.m., evacuated residents in the area were allowed to return to their homes.

The areas under the evacuation order included Zone 5K1 in Penngrove, north of Corona Road, south of Old Redwood Highway, east of the Petaluma city limits and west of Adobe Road.

Those in the evacuation area were asked to leave immediately.

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