Progress continues on wildfires burning across Bay Area – KTVU San Francisco

SCU Lighting Complex Fires may burn for weeks

The SCU Lightning Complex Fires are now the third largest in the state's history.

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KTVU) - The Bay Area has been devastated by several major wildfires around the region, from the Santa Cruz mountains to Lake Berryessa.

Cal Fire said many of them were sparked by a "lightning siege" or dry lightning strikes that started on Aug. 15. The fires have become some of the largest in California history.

The wildfires have been blamed for multiple deaths, the destruction of hundreds of homes, and an extended period of unhealthy air in many parts of the Bay Area.

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Thousands of residents who were evacuated from their homes have been allowed to return as fire crews continue to gain ground on the wildfires and containment grows.

MAP - August 20, 2020. The Meyers and Wallbridge fires are burning near the Sonoma County Coast. The LNU Lightning Complex fire is made up of 7 fires in Napa, Sonoma, Solano, Lake and Yolo Counties. The SCU Lightning Complex fire is the combination o

Here are the latest details about the size and damage from each blaze:

LNU Lightning ComplexWhere: Sonoma, Napa, Solano, and Lake countiesSize: 375,209 acresContainment: 63%Injuries: 4 civiliansFatalities: 3 in Napa County; 2 in Solano CountyStructures Destroyed: 1,209Structures Threatened: 5,378Structures Damaged: 193

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CZU Lightning ComplexWhere: Santa Cruz and San MateocountiesSize: 84,860 acresContainment: 39%Injuries: 1 civilianFatalities: 1 personStructures Destroyed: 1,361 in total (of that 861 were homes)Structures Threatened: 6,759Structures Damaged: 132

SCU Lightning ComplexWhere: Portions of Alameda, Contra Costa, Santa Clara, San Joaquin, and Stanislaus countiesSize: 383,157 acresContainment: 60%Injuries: 2 civilians, 3 first respondersFatalities: 0 personStructures Destroyed: 40Minor structures destroyed: 64Structures Threatened: 20,065Structures Damaged: 18

The LNU, CZU, and SCU wildfires have burned a combined 843,226 acres.

Woodward FireWhere: Marin CountySize: 3,269 acresTotal Personnel on fire: 585Crews: 14Engines: 37Helicopters: 5

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