SOUTH LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The effort to fully contain the Butts Fire continued Friday, with firefighters gaining more ground and preventing the incident from growing.
Cal Fire said the fire's acreage remained at 4,300 acres on Friday, with containment rising to 65 percent.
The fire – the cause of which is still under investigation – began on Tuesday afternoon in Pope Valley north of Lake Berryessa, just inside Napa County, and burned into south Lake County.
The steep, rugged terrain has been a challenge to firefighters. Cal Fire said there have been a total of three injuries during the firefighting effort so far.
Overnight weather conditions allowed firefighters to continue making progress constructing handlines, Cal Fire reported.
On Friday, a total of 1,755 personnel remained assigned to the fire, along with 116 fire engines, 62 fire crews, four air tankers, nine helicopters, 10 dozers and 15 water tenders from agencies around the North Coast, Cal Fire said.
Cooperating agencies on the fire include the Napa County Sheriff's, California Highway Patrol, United States Forest Service, California Office of Emergency Services, Napa County Office of Emergency Services, Lake County Office of Emergency Services, Pacific Gas and Electric, Bureau of Land Management, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and Napa County Fire.
Nine structures – two homes and seven outbuildings – were destroyed in the first days of the fire, Cal fire reported.
However, there are no longer any threats to homes in the area, Cal Fire said.
Evacuation orders for areas of Napa County and a voluntary evacuation order for the Butts Canyon corridor inside Lake County was lifted on Thursday, and all roads in the area have been reopened, fire officials said.
Cal Fire urged area residents to be especially careful during the holiday weekend due to weather conditions and elevated fire danger.
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