NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – A fire burning since Saturday afternoon in Mendocino County is nearing full containment.
The North Fire was first reported shortly before 1:30 p.m. Saturday off Mill Creek Road near Cow Mountain, southeast of Ukiah.
On Sunday evening, Cal Fire’s Mendocino Unit said the fire had reached 420 acres and was 80 percent contained.
The cause remains under investigation, although officials received reports of a possible arson suspect.
According to the latest update, one injury was reported and no structures were threatened.
As a result of the fire, the Bureau of Land Management had closed the nearby recreation area, Cal Fire reported. Several roads east of the the city of Ukiah also were closed.
Approximately 536 personnel were on scene Sunday, 431 of them from Cal Fire, according to the end-of-day report.
There also were 19 engines, 17 fire crews, six airtankers, two dozers and six water tenders, Cal Fire said. Five of the engines and two of the fire crews came from assisting agencies.
Cooperating agencies in the fire suppression effort include the Mendocino County Sheriff, California Highway Patrol, California Department of Correction and Rehabilitation, Ukiah Valley Fire Protection District, Ukiah City Fire, Little Lake Fire Protection District, Redwood Valley Fire Protection District, Long Valley Fire Protection District, Hopland Fire District and Ukiah Ambulance Service.
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