California wildfires: LNU, SCU fires now more than 75 percent contained

California wildfires: LNU, SCU fires now more than 75 percent contained

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https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/09/02/california-wildfires-lnu-scu-fires-now-more-than-75-percent-contained/

Two fire complexes burning in the Bay Area were more than 75 percent contained as of Wednesday night, and a third was nearing the halfway mark, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

As of 7 p.m., the SCU Lightning Complex Fire had consumed 391,578 acres in Alameda, Contra Costa, San Joaquin, Santa Clara and Stanislaus counties, and was 76 percent contained, Cal Fire said. Five injuries have been reported. In addition, the fire, the second-largest in state history, has destroyed 105 structures and damaged 17 others.