Residents Worried Road Closure Could Create Fire Evacuation Hazard

PLACERVILLE (CBS13) — A road construction project in El Dorado County could create a fire escape danger, according to some residents.
People living along Newtown road near Placerville say closing the road may trap dozens of people if a wildfire were to spark in the wrong place.
“It’s scary to think about setting up basically the perfect storm in a fire area that’s so heavily overgrown,” said Wanda Nagel.
She lives along Newtown Road and has decades of experience fig