SCU Lightning Complex, Moc Fire appear to be headed toward containment
The SCU Lightning Complex burning in Stanislaus County, along with six others counties, is 35% contained, CalFire reported on Thursday night.
The Canyon Fire fire, which stretched into Del Puerto Canyon and forced residents in Diablo Grande west of Patterson under an evacuation order, has combined with others within the complex to burn 369,471 acres.
Firefighters received relief from higher humidity and lighter winds, conditions that are expected to last into the weekend.
The fire started Aug. 16 and is the third largest fire in modern California history.
There have been five people injured – three fire personnel and two civilians – and 28 structures destroyed and another 20 with damage.
Moc Fire is 90% contained
Meanwhile, fire personnel are in the mop-up stages of the Moc Fire in Tuolumne and Mariposa counties. That fire is now 90% contained.
All mandatory evacuation orders and fire advisements have been lifted.
The fire burned 2,800 acres.
CalFire is asking residents in the area to drive carefully and yield to emergency vehicle as the fire remains active in some parts.
The thick smoke that had been choking the Modesto-area since the start of the fires had all but cleared, with the Air Quality Index predicted to be in the “moderate” zone on Friday.
This story was originally published August 28, 2020 at 6:36 AM.
