LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Officials said Monday evening that firefighters have nearly completed the work to fully contain the three-week-old Valley fire.
The 76,067-acre fire's containment increased to 99 percent on Monday night, according to Cal Fire.
Cal Fire anticipates the incident being fully contained by Tuesday night.
The fire, which began Sept. 12 in Cobb, also burned into Napa and Sonoma counties.
It is the third most damaging fire in state history and the worst in Lake County's history, having burned 1,958 structures – including more than 1,300 homes – and killed four people.
Cal Fire said 248 personnel remain committed to the mop up, patrol and landscape rehabilitation activities that remain under way in the 118-square-mile fire area.
Other resources committed include 15 fire engines, 10 fire crews, three helicopters and two dozers, Cal Fire said.
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Cal Fire: Valley fire at 99-percent containment
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