NORTH COAST, Calif. – A fire burning near Comptche in Mendocino County is on track to be fully contained a day earlier than originally estimated thanks to progress firefighters made on Wednesday.
The Flynn Fire, which began Monday afternoon, was at 90 percent containment on Wednesday evening, with Cal Fire adjusting the size down slightly to 195 acres.
The Cal Fire Mendocino Unit said that the fire was expected to be fully contained on Thursday. Original containment had been expected on Friday.
Personnel assigned to the fire had been reduced to 651 by Wednesday evening, with 37 engines, 24 fire crews, four airtankers and 17 water tenders still dedicated to the fire, Cal Fire reported.
Cal Fire said the fire’s cause remains under investigation.
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