The merged Bolt and Flash fires are now the fourth biggest of California’s season.
The largest of the fires is the combined Bolt and Flash, which started on Monday, June 24, and merged on Wednesday. That fire is part of the Fresno June Lightning Complex, which as of Thursday night had an area of 10,669 acres , said the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. That puts it at fourth biggest of California’s wildfire season, after Sites, Post and Corral.
Ten miles to the northeast, the Basin Fire was reported Wednesday morning in the Sierra National Forest. By Thursday night, it had burned 5,692 acres , CalFire said. The map above shows the approximate perimeters of the fires as a black line and the mandatory evacuation areas in red. For more details of the evacuations, including areas under warning, seeAn evacuation shelter has been set up at Reedley College . Small pets will be accepted at the Reedley site; large animals can be taken to the fairgrounds in Fresno .
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