LNU Lightning Complex adds almost 12,000 acres overnight
- Elizabeth Larson
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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The LNU Lightning Complex continued its aggressive growth overnight, burning nearly 12,000 acres even in cooler conditions.
The fire, burning since early Monday, was up to 314,207 acres on Saturday morning, with containment remaining at 15 percent, according to Cal Fire.
It continues to threaten 30,500 structures. Cal Fire said on Saturday that additional damage assessments confirmed 560 structures have been destroyed and 125 damaged.
Resources assigned include 1,429 firefighters, 194 engines, 35 water tenders, 11 helicopters, 13 hand crews and 36 dozers, Cal Fire reported.
The portion of the fire burning into Lake County, the Hennessey fire, grew by 5,000 acres overnight to a total of 261,793 acres, with containment remaining at 15 percent, according to Cal Fire’s Saturday morning report.
The Hennessey fire also is burning in Napa, Solano and Yolo counties.
Because of the fire’s continued expansion, local authorities have left in place an evacuation order for the Hidden Valley Lake and Jerusalem Valley areas, while an evacuation warning remains in effect for the greater Middletown area.
In Sonoma County, the Walbridge portion of the complex, located west of Healdsburg, is at 50,069 acres, and the Meyers fire north of Jenner is at 2,345 acres. There is so far no containment on either fire.
Cal Fire will stream its morning update on the fire on its Facebook page at 11 a.m. Saturday.
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