- Elizabeth Larson
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Fire roundup: Cal Fire issues update on region’s fires
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The work to contain the region’s wildland fires continues in the midst of warm fall temperatures and breezy conditions.
On Monday evening Cal Fire reported that the 2,207-acre Sulphur fire had edged up to 98 percent containment, as firefighters continue extinguishing hotspots and doing fire suppression repair.
The Redwood fire, which along with the Sulphur fire is being managed as part of the Mendocino Lake Complex, also reached 98-percent containment as of Monday, Cal Fire said.
The Mendocino Lake Complex has burned 545 structures, of which 168 were in Lake County, primarily Clearlake, officials reported.
Cal Fire said the Redwood fire has burned 36,523 acres and claimed eight lives. Approximately 228 firefighters remain assigned to the incident.
The Central LNU Complex in Napa and Sonoma counties was 90-percent contained Monday night, Cal Fire said. It has burned 110,720 acres and destroyed 6,768 structures.
The complex includes the Tubbs fire, 36,807 acres, 94-percent contained; the Pocket fire, 17,357 acres, 89-percent containment; and the Nuns fire, 56,556 acres, 90-percent containment, according to Cal Fire’s latest numbers.
In Napa and Solano counties, firefighters had pushed the Southern LNU Complex to 95-percent containment on Monday, Cal Fire said.
Cal Fire said that complex has burned 51,624 acres, destroyed 481 structures and damaged another 90 buildings.
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