The LNU Lightning Complex Fire has grown to 347,630 acres and is now 21 percent contained as of 7:40 p.m., CAL FIRE said Sunday night.
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — A record-breaking heat wave combined with thousands of lightning strikes has sparked hundreds of wildfires around Northern California, burning homes and prompting evacuations. Here are the latest developments on the blazes in the Bay Area. CAL FIRE officials will hold a briefing on the latest updates on the CZU Lightning Complex Fire burning in Santa Cruz and San Mateo counties. On Sunday night, the Walbridge Fire, just west of Healdsburg, scorched an entire hillside over the weekend. The wildfire burned half a dozen homes. Amber Magness whose parents live near the flames was in tears when she found out her childhood home was burned down. Read more here The LNU Lightning Complex Fire has grown to 347,630 acres and is now 21% contained as of 7:40 p.m., CAL FIRE said Sunday night. The fire includes the Hennessey Fire, estimated at 290,102 acres with 22% containment, the Walbridge Fire at 52,068 acres with 5% containment and the Meyers Fire at 2,360 acres with 95% containment. SCU Lightning Complex Fire scorches 343,965 acres,10% contained. The SCU Lightning Complex Fire has grown to 343,965 acres and is 10% contained as of Sunday evening, CAL FIRE said. Officials say 20,065 structures are threatened and 17 buildings have been destroyed. See the latest numbers and evacuations here According to CAL FIRE, one person has died amid the CZU Lightning Complex Fire that has scorched 74,000 acres in San Mateo and Santa Cruz counties. The wildfire is 8% contained and officials say there are still 24,000 structures that are threatened. Read more here. Santa Cruz County officials are urging evacuees staying outdoors or in tents to move into one of the available shelters to avoid heat exhaustion and possible thunderstorms amid a Red Flag Warning. Find the list of available shelters in Santa Cruz County here CAL FIRE sent out an evacuation notice urging Jackson Oaks, Holiday Lake Estate and Thomas Grade residents to evacuate. Many quickly fled their homes,but, some stayed to track the storm and flames. ABC7 News drove up closer to the danger zone and found Ed Lehnert. He says at least 30 of his neighbors are staying back, tracking the expected lighting storm and the fire. Read more here The LNU Lightning Complex Fires have burned 341,238 acres, and is 17% contained, Cal Fire officials said Sunday during a press conference. Fires burning in Napa, Sonoma, Solano, Yolo, Colusa and Lake counties have destroyed 845 structures, and damaged 231 others.17,004 fire personnel are working to get the flames out, with help of firefighters from Washington and Oregon as well. Crews are equipped with 233 fire trucks,11 helicopters and 37 bulldozers to aid their efforts. Fire officials say there will potentially be more evacuation orders issued, and residents can keep an ear out for Hi-Lo siren noises. Officials gave an update Sunday morning on the Woodward Fire burning in Marin County that has burned 2,689 acres and is 5% contained. Currently 1,620 structures are threatened in the area. Officials say 211 fire personnel are on the scene with the flame fighting efforts. Drones are also being used to capture and track the burn areas. The agency held a news conference at 7 a.m. You can follow their updates on Twitter and Facebook New evacuations have been ordered in Alameda County for south of Welch Rd. to the fire perimeter and the Alameda/Santa Clara County line east of Calaveras Rd. at Welch Creek Rd. to the fire perimeter. Officials held a press conference at 6 a.m. to give an update on the CZU Lightning Complex Fire that’s burning in Santa Cruz and San Mateo counties. During the press conference, CAL FIRE officials announced that a commander fighting the blaze had his department vehicle broken into, his wallet stolen and bank account drained. Get the full story here A spokesperson for the National Weather Service said that there’s a 50% chance that the CZU Lightning Complex Fire area will see a direct hit this evening from lightning during thunderstorms move through the area. Get the full story here The Walbridge Fire burning in Sonoma County is the top priority within the LNU Lightning Complex. At over 50,000 acres and 0% containment, CAL FIREsays the concern is wind shift and thunderstorms expected on Sunday.“With the wind shift and then also looking ahead at the potential for thunderstorms moving through the area — there were additional warnings and orders that went into effect — that somewhat stretch along the west side of Highway 101 and in the area south of Cloverdale to the area of Windsor. So that’s a large area, that’s a big geographical area but it also shows what the potential is out here,“ Paul Lowenthal, public information officer for CAL FIRE said. Read the full story here. Families are desperately trying to save their homes as the CZU Lightning Complex Fire continues to scorch 67,000 acres in San Mateo and Santa Cruz counties. According to CAL FIRE, the fire is only 5% contained. ABC7 spoke to families who were helping fire crews fight the flames.“We saved a lodge and 20 cabins below,“ said Mark Hendricks. „Now, we’re working on another lodge and another cabin and few houses… one house just burnt down this morning.“ Hendricks is trying to save what’s left of the Sequoia Retreat Center in Ben Lomond. Read the full story here The SCU Lightning Complex Fire becomes the second-largest fire in California’s history, surpassing the LNU Lightning Complex fire on Saturday evening. As of 7 p.m., CAL FIRE officials reported that the SCU Lightning Complex fire has scorched 339,968 acres across Contra Costa, Alameda, Santa Clara, Stanislaus and San Joaquin counties. The LNU Lightning Complex Fires which include Napa, Sonoma, Solano, Yolo and Lake counties, burned 325128 acres, officials report. California’s largest wildfire was 2018’s Mendocino Complex, which burned more than 459,000 acres in Colusa, Lake, Mendocino and Glenn counties. Officials say all forward progress has stopped on the series of fires that burned near the campus of College of Marin in Novato.
