The River Fire in Monterey County was reported to be at 33,894 acres, with nine percent contained and 3,005 structures threatened, according to the latest report Thursday at 7 p.m. #CaWx #CAfire /G6Wm6DacFk- NWS Bay Area AugRiver Fire Be sure to follow county and agencies tonight and through tomorrow for any possible evacuation instructions and other updates. Hamilton this evening as the SCU Lightning Complex fires burn ever closer to the Lick Observatory. See Cal Fire's full report for more details on road closures. The fire, which began in the Angeles National Forest near Lake Hughes, was reported to be moving north and west and was eight miles northeast of Interstate 5 and south of Highway 138, the report confirmed.Įvacuations are in place for several road areas, including Lake Hughes Road west of Pine Canyon and north of Dry Gulch Road, east of Ridge Route Road, west of Lake Hughes Road and Fire Station 78, North of Pine Canyon and Lake Hughes Road, and South of SR-138, the report noted. The Lake Fire in Los Angeles County was reported to be at 27,841 acres, with 52 percent contained and 1,329 structures threatened, according to the latest report Thursday evening local time from the Angeles National Forest of the U.S. 8.20.20 12:45 p.m.," in a post on its official Twitter account.ĬZU August Lightning Complex fires rage beyond Pigeon Point Lighthouse under the stars #CZUAugustLightning #FireSeason2020 #Timelapse August 19th, 2020 /56UEYRdbuR- Jeff Parry Photography AugLake Fire Please avoid the area until further notice. The Butte County Sheriff's Office confirmed: "An evacuation warning has been issued for the Inskip and Philbrook Reservoir areas due to fires burning in the area and current weather conditions. Several fires between 100 and 1,000 acres continue to burn in remote areas "with heavy fuels, difficult terrain, and potential for continued growth," the report warned. The Butte Lightning Complex fire in Butte County was reported to be at 2,542 acres, with 10 percent contained, according to the latest report Thursday at 7 p.m. See Cal Fire's report for evacuation details on other specific areas.Īll roads have been closed in the Glenn Zone, while Pettyjohn Road is closed in the Tehama Zone, the report confirmed. The Tehama/Glenn Lightning Complex fire, which includes the Elkhorn Fire and Ivory Fire, has burned at least 27,500 acres across Tehama County and Glenn County, with five percent contained and 1,500 structures threatened, according to the latest report from Cal Fire.Įvacuation orders and warnings have been issued for several parts of both zones, including an evacuation warning issued Thursday for the Platina community of Shasta County, "based on fire behavior, no containment, lack of resources to include personnel and aircraft," the report said. (My parents are safe at a friend’s house in the valley.) CZU August Lightning Complex Fire /lhP8cxzSBK- Anne Pettitt AugTehama/Glenn Lightning Complex Big Basin State Park, Skylark Ranch Girl Scout Camp, my parents’ town of Boulder Creek. My heart hurts as part of my world literally goes up in smoke tonight. See Cal Fire's full report for details on specific areas under evacuation orders and warnings. In Sonoma County, the Walbridge Fire was at 20,000 acres and Meyers Fire was at 3,000 acres.Įvacuation orders and warnings are in place for several parts of Napa and Sonoma counties. Napa County's Hennessey Fire was reported to be at 192,000 acres. The multiple fires forming the LNU Lightning Complex blaze were reported to be at 215,000 acres, with zero percent contained and 30,500 structures threatened, according to the latest report Thursday 7:30 p.m. Images of skies blackened with smoke and ash from the fires have been shared across social media.īelow are some of the latest updates on multiple fires across the state. Most of the fires are reported to be in northern California, where the blazes have burned about 500 square miles (1,250 square kilometers) of brushland, rural areas, canyon country and dense forest surrounding San Francisco, AP reported. Nearly 200 structures, including homes, have been destroyed by the fires, while 50,000 more are under threat, according to an assistant deputy director with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire), Daniel Berlant, AP reported. Monterey County has seen the evacuation of 9,000 people along the coast, while 8,000 residents near the Russian River were evacuated Wednesday, AP reported.
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