McKinney fire in California it destroyed 87 homes, spread to an area of 60,109 acres, and was only 40% contained a week after the explosion in klamath national forest, in Siskiyou County, California near the Oregon border.
Since the fire started in the Klamath National Forest late last month, the fire has killed four people, destroyed 87 homes and destroyed 60,044 acres of land, but its spread has slowed in recent days.
Biggest wildfire in California this year it erupted on July 29 in a forest near the California-Oregon border and grew rapidly, fueled by thunderstorm winds.
The fire was 40% contained by Saturday evening, according to InciWeb, a US fire information website. More than 2,400 firefighters are involved in extinguishing the fire.
According to an initial damage assessment released by the Siskiyou County Emergency Management Office, out of 274 structures inspected, 87 houses and 47 additional structures, including garages and commercial buildings, were destroyed. The community of Klamath River is still under an evacuation order.
The Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office said it is working to allow residents to return to their properties, but many dangers remain in the evacuation zone. Four bodies recovered from the firereported earlier in the week.
“More containment lines have been secured around the perimeter of the fire as firefighters continue to push forward,” fire officials said in an incident report on Saturday.
“The crews joined their line of fire with neighboring crews along the east side of the fire from the south fork of Humbag Creek to Dunns Gulch, resulting in a 30% fire containment rate.”
Cleanup operations are being carried out where containment measures have been put in place to tighten control of the fire along its eastern front, fire officials said.
Hot and dry weather is expected to continue in the area Sunday, with strong winds and a red flag warning, making it difficult for firefighters to move into the area.
Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency in Siskiyou County due to the fire.
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Source: La Opinion
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