LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Fire officials reported on Thursday evening that they are closer to fully containing the Jerusalem fire.
The fire as of Thursday night was at 97-percent containment, with the size holding at 25,118 acres, according to Cal Fire.
The Jerusalem fire began on Aug. 9 in the Jerusalem Valley area, northeast of Middletown, 11 days after the Rocky fire, which was 100-percent contained last Friday.
A total of six residences and 21 outbuildings were burned in the Jerusalem fire, officials reported.
Cal Fire has estimated the Jerusalem fire would reach full containment on Friday.
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Jerusalem fire inches closer to full containment
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