NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – Firefighters are making progress on a wildland fire that began burning near Redding on Thursday morning.
Cal Fire said the Mountain fire is being held at 600 acres, with 50-percent containment.
The fire is burning in Shasta County on Bear Mountain Road and Dry Creek Road, north of Bella Vista. The cause remains under investigation, Cal Fire said.
The Shasta College Campus is closed and some evacuations remain in place, according to Cal Fire.
Cal Fire said 14 structures – seven homes and seven other types – have been destroyed, and four homes and two other structures have been damaged. Damage assessment is ongoing.
There have been two injuries, both minor in nature, with the individuals treated and released, Cal Fire said.
Resources assigned include 903 firefighters and 72 overhead personnel, 79 engine companies, 31 fire crews, 12 water tenders, 12 bulldozers and two helicopters, according to Cal Fire’s report.
Cal Fire said firefighters will continue to extinguish interior hotspots and secure the containment lines.
In other state fire news, Cal Fire said the Yucca fire in Riverside County, which also began on Thursday, has burned 34 acres and is 65 percent contained.
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Containment up on Shasta County wildland fire
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