CalFire tells news that the fire is now at 47,000 acres. The fire is still only 5 percent contained and has scorched more than 73 square miles, making it almost the size of the city of Oakland. “One day it was blowing to the west, another day it was blowing to the east. This has really been a tough fight”, Rocky Fire spokesperson Paul Lowenthal said.
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The fire has destroyed 24 residences and 26 outbuildings, as reported by the forest service and is the biggest of numerous fires burning in drought-plagued Northern California.
The fire has spread throughout Lake, Yolo and Colusa Counties.
Lake County(KRON)- A mandatory evacuation order has been placed for the Double Eagle housing development and all areas east of the Cache Creek recreation due to the massive wildfire in Lake County.
Two state highways are closed, the 20 and the 16, which are serving as fire breaks where crews have started backfires. For the latest fire map, see below.
“The fire burned at an explosive rate”, Berlant said. “Even with a little bit cooler temperatures and higher humidities, look at what we have right now. We have active, extreme fire behavior”, Lowenthal said.
A few 8,000 firefighters are working to subdue 21 large fires – many sparked by lightning strikes – but that’s been made incredibly hard by several years of drought that have dried out the state.
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“Firefighters continue to construct fire lines in an effort to achieve full perimeter control”, the forest service said in a statement. They’re left documenting the fire’s path, trying to anticipate where it will move next.
