NORTH COAST, Calif. – The Lodge Fire burned another 1,000 acres on Thursday, while officials lifted the remaining evacuation order for the fire area.
Cal Fire said Thursday night that the fire's size had reached 12,336 acres, with containment increasing to 60 percent.
The lightning-caused complex of fires has been burning since July 30 in the Wilderness Lodge/Eel River Canyon area near Laytonville in Mendocino County.
It has continued to send significant amounts of smoke into other parts of the North Coast, including Lake County's air basin.
Another injury was reported on Thursday, with the total now at 13, Cal Fire said.
Cal Fire said aggressive mop up and strengthening of the control lines have allowed the evacuation order for areas including Camp Seabow, Bowman Ranch, Hunt Ranch, Tan Oak Park, Elk Creek and Mad Creek, The Hermitage, Big Bend and Camp St. Michael to be downgraded to evacuation warning status.
On Wednesday the American Red Cross closed the evacuation center is had opened in Leggett, as Lake County News has reported.
Sixteen structures remain threatened by the fire, Cal Fire said.
Cal Fire said personnel assigned to the Lodge Complex totaled 1,922 on Thursday, a number that was down by a few hundred from the previous day.
Other assigned resources include 132 fire engines, 57 fire crews, 12 bulldozers, 10 helicopters and 23 water tenders.
Suppression costs totaled $30 million as of Thursday night, Cal Fire said.
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