LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The LNU Lightning Complex had another day of massive growth while, at the same time, more firefighters arrived to fight the fire and those on the lines doubled its containment.
By Friday evening, Cal Fire said the fire’s acreage had reached 302,388 acres, which is a growth of more than 83,000 acres since morning. That follows the 84,000 acres the fire burned on Thursday.
The good news included that the fire’s containment rose from 7 to 15 percent during the course of the day.
More good news: Cal Fire said personnel and resources assigned to the fire increased on Friday, with nearly 400 firefighters and almost 100 engines arriving.
By evening, Cal Fire reported that 1,429 personnel were on the fire, along with 194 engines, 36 water tenders, 11 helicopters, 13 hand crews and 36 dozers.
The complex continues to threaten 30,500 structures. The number of those destroyed and damaged – 480 and 125, respectively – hasn’t changed since Thursday, according to Cal Fire’s Friday evening report.
The portion of the complex burning into Lake County is the Hennessey fire, which is sized at 256,102 acres, Cal Fire said. The fire began in Napa County on Monday before burning into Lake, Solano and Yolo counties.
Thousands of south Lake County residents remain under evacuation order or warning because of the approach of the Hennessey fire.
One prong of the Hennessey fire has entered southeastern Lake County along Morgan Valley Road, with the second portion coming over the county line south of Middletown.
The Hennessey fire has burned around much of Lake Berryessa in Napa County, according to fire mapping.
The other portion of the complex in Sonoma County includes the Walbridge fire, west of Healdsburg, now at 43,286 acres and the Meyers fire, north of Jenner, which has burned 3,000 acres, Cal Fire reported.
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LNU Lightning Complex tops 300,000 acres
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