New Northern California wildfire destroys one home
By ASSOCIATED PRESS
11:30 a.m.OROVILLE — A Butte County wildfire that destroyed a mobile home over the weekend continued threatening other homes Monday, although officials expected to have the blaze fully contained by the end of the day.
The fire, which also damaged a barn, has consumed 323 acres since it began Sunday near Lake Oroville. It was about 35 percent surrounded Monday morning.
People living between the middle and southern forks of Lake Oroville were advised to evacuate.
To the south, the fire burning in the mountains near Yosemite National Park also was expected to be fully contained Monday. The fire bordering the western edge of the park was 95 percent contained in the morning.
The Yosemite blaze has burned 53 square miles, destroyed 21 homes and cost an estimated $34.7 million to fight since it was ignited by a target shooter on July 25.
The fire forced hundreds of residents from their houses. All remaining evacuations were lifted, and evacuees were allowed to return to their homes over the weekend.
With several months of the fire season remaining, California already has seen more land ablaze this year — some 1,975 square miles — than any since the 1930s when the state began compiling statistics.
Fire officials say 25 fires remain active statewide, including on in Inyo National Forest that burned 223 acres since breaking out Sunday, about 2 1/2 miles from the popular mountain resort town of Mammoth Lakes.
No structures were threatened, but authorities evacuated about 130 people from three campgrounds and opened an evacuation center in town as a precaution, U.S. Forest Service spokeswoman Nancy Upham said Monday.
Firefighters aided by eight air tankers and four helicopters were concentrating on keeping the fire away from Mammoth Lakes, she said.
“The primary concern is that winds are predicted to increase this afternoon, so all efforts are being made to keep it out of town,” Upham said.
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