- Elizabeth Larson
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Containment edges up on LNU Lightning Complex
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Containment continues to edge upward on the LNU Lightning Complex as more than 1,600 firefighters remain assigned to the incident.
For nearly a week, the complex has remained at 375,209 acres, with firefighters strengthening lines and increasing containment daily. On Saturday evening, the containment had risen to 89 percent.
On the east side of the complex in Colusa, Lake, Napa, Solano and Yolo counties, containment on the 317,909-acre Hennessey fire was up to 89 percent, Cal Fire said.
To the west in Sonoma County, Cal Fire said the Walbridge fire west of Healdsburg is at 54,940 acres and 95 percent containment. The 2,360-acre Meyers fire north of Jenner was fully contained last week.
Cal Fire said resources assigned on Saturday night included 1,674 firefighters, 125 engines, 40 water tenders, six helicopters, 39 hand crews and 36 dozers.
Approximately 1,350 structures remain threatened, Cal Fire said. The number of structures destroyed and damaged, 1,491 and 232, respectively, has not changed.
Numerous evacuation warnings remain in effect in repopulated areas throughout the fire area, including in southern Lake County, in and around Lower Lake and Middletown, according to Cal Fire.
Officials said they are monitoring the hot and dry weather conditions forecast for the weekend.
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