Containment on Kyburz fire at 30 percent; Berryessa blaze at 20 percent New
Containment on Kyburz fire at 30 percent; Berryessa blaze at 20 percent
Firefighters overnight made progress overnight on fires near Kyburz and Lake Berryessa.
To the east, in El Dorado County, Highway 50 remained closed in the Sierra Nevada as a timber fire burned mostly along the north side of the American River near Kyburz. Officials said Friday that the fire was now 30 percent contained with 200 acres burned.
A CDF firefighters cross the American River at the Kyburz Fire off Highway 50 in Kyburz on Thursday, July 23, 2015.
The fire was reported at 100 acres and only 5 percent contained Thursday evening.
To the west of Sacramento, the Wragg fire has burned 6,900 acres and was 20 percent contained, a 5 percent increase on containment from Thursday. The fire is burning in brush-covered, rugged terrain near Lake Berryessa.
Cause of each fire is under investigation. However, early speculation centered around vehicles sparking both blazes: a fiery car crash in the Wragg fire and a broken down vehicle in the Kyburz fire.
Evacuations were ordered in both fires. Mandatory evacuations remained in effect from Whitehall to the Sand Flat Campground, and voluntary evacuations were recommended for Sand Flat to Strawberry.
The Kyburz fire, first reported about 2 p.m. Thursday, is burning in a steep canyon area of the Eldorado National Forest, according to the U.S. Forest Service. It was reported burning north of the American River and on both sides of Highway 50. The fire was burning toward the scar created by the 2013 Kyburz fire.
Highway 50 is closed from Pollock Pines to Meyers. Motorists are advised to detour south on Sly Park Road five miles to Mormon Emigrant Trail, then to Highway 88. U.S. Forest Service officials warned that motorists' GPS are rerouting them from Sly Park to Park Creek Road, which will lead them back to the closure area and they should not take that route.
In Solano and Napa counties, the Wragg fire had destroyed an outbuilding and a tent trailer. Evacuations are in place for the Quail Ridge community and the Canyon Creek area.
The fire started near the southeast corner of Lake Berryessa about 2:30 p.m. Wednesday. Highway 128 at County Road 89 remains closed Thursday at Wragg Canyon.
The fire was reported at 100 acres and only 5 percent contained Thursday evening.
To the west of Sacramento, the Wragg fire has burned 6,900 acres and was 20 percent contained, a 5 percent increase on containment from Thursday. The fire is burning in brush-covered, rugged terrain near Lake Berryessa.
Cause of each fire is under investigation. However, early speculation centered around vehicles sparking both blazes: a fiery car crash in the Wragg fire and a broken down vehicle in the Kyburz fire.
Evacuations were ordered in both fires. Mandatory evacuations remained in effect from Whitehall to the Sand Flat Campground, and voluntary evacuations were recommended for Sand Flat to Strawberry.
The Kyburz fire, first reported about 2 p.m. Thursday, is burning in a steep canyon area of the Eldorado National Forest, according to the U.S. Forest Service. It was reported burning north of the American River and on both sides of Highway 50. The fire was burning toward the scar created by the 2013 Kyburz fire.
Highway 50 is closed from Pollock Pines to Meyers. Motorists are advised to detour south on Sly Park Road five miles to Mormon Emigrant Trail, then to Highway 88. U.S. Forest Service officials warned that motorists' GPS are rerouting them from Sly Park to Park Creek Road, which will lead them back to the closure area and they should not take that route.
In Solano and Napa counties, the Wragg fire had destroyed an outbuilding and a tent trailer. Evacuations are in place for the Quail Ridge community and the Canyon Creek area.
The fire started near the southeast corner of Lake Berryessa about 2:30 p.m. Wednesday. Highway 128 at County Road 89 remains closed Thursday at Wragg Canyon.
Containment on Kyburz fire at 30 percent; Berryessa blaze at 20 percent New
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