From 11 other states, including as far away as kansas, texas, and montana. The czu lightning complex fire in Santa Cruz County and San Mateo County has now burned 78,000 acres and containment is only at 13 . 176 homes have been destroyed. Cal fire says in San Mateo County, the fire is no longer moving toward lahonda, lolamar, or pescadaa, or moving east to santa clara county. A 79yearold man died, possibly trying to flee the fire in davenport. Four other people are unaccounted for. The deadly lnu lightning complex fire continues to burn through several counties in the north bay. Five people have been killed by the fires there. Three in napa county and two in solano county. According to cal fire, this complex has burned about 547 square miles and is 22 contained. 871 structures have been destroyed. 234 others have been damaged, and more than 30,000 are still threatened. The scu lightning complex fire has grown to more than 347,000 acres. It is burning across 7 counties and is only 10 co
Down. Moments ago we saw this. Widespread destruction. This is near big basin in Santa Cruz County. And this is what it looks like for many of our mountain communities. Look down below. You could see those cars and those homes charred and destroyed. So far six people have died across our region. Over the weekend that czu fire claims the live of a 70yearold man near davenport. There is good news. As of right now the red flag warning for the bay area has been lifted. That means no more dangerous fire weather is in the immediate forecast. Also Evacuation Orders are beginning to scale back in santa clara. Some neighborhoods have been downgraded from Evacuation Orders to evacuation warnings. More on that in just a minute. Now our team is on the ground, across the region, covering the flames, covering all of the widespread damage and the weather conditions. Cal fire is starting their nightly press conference, lets listen in on czu fire fire. If you could mute your telephones and keep your ma
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By the lnu complex fires which have burned more than 357,000 acres containment there when up to 33 and the czu lightning complex fires have burned more than 80,000 acres. In just over a week the fires have burned more than 800,000 acres altogether. Now in the Santa Cruz Mountains crews are quite literally fighting fire with fire. Crews are setting backfires to help protect felton and other communities in the san lorenzo valley just north of santa cruz kron fours rob fladeboe takes us there now for a ride to the fire ravaged felt an empire road. A spot at the time firefighters are gaining ground on the czu lightning complex fire in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Its hoped backfires here along felt an empire road from upper fall creek to empire grade where one encounters many of those rocks and thick smoke will help keep the fire away from felton been lawman and neighborhoods in the nearby san lorenzo valley. And that way so when the main fire makes its way to the communities that are affecte
Alameda and contra costa counties is now the second largest fire in california history more than 367,000 acres have burned containment is up to 30 it is followed closely though by the l lightning complex in the north bay which has burned more than 360,000 acres in Sonoma Napa Solano lake and yolo counties containment their climb to 33 and the czu lightning complex fires in san mateo and santa cruz counties has burned 81,000 acres with containment reaching 21 altogether these fires have burned more than 800,000 acres, lets start with more details from cal fire on each of these complex fires, the largest one were monitoring. In terms of acreage is the scu lightning complex fire 5 people have been hurt in that fire. So far it spend the least destructive in terms of Property Damage, 20 have been destroyed 6 have been damaged but more than 20,000 structures are still threatened the second largest wildfire burning right now in anchorage and 3rd largest in state history is the lnu lightning c