As of Sunday afternoon, the fire was at 16,452 acres (25.7 square miles) with 0% containment, CalFire said.
After two days of burning in a rugged area of Santa Barbara County, the Lake Fire was the second biggest wildfire of California’s season.Photos: Firefighters rush to control fires on 4th of July in Contra Costa County
As of Sunday afternoon, the fire was at 16,452 acres with 0% containment, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said.An evacuation order was issued late Saturday for a 5-mile stretch of Figueroa Mountain Road and the Sawmill Basin/Figueroa Campground area. The map above shows the approximate fire perimeter as a black line and the evacuation zones in red. For more evacuation details and latest updates, see
The fire’s western edge was within a mile of the former Michael Jackson Neverland Ranch, as well as several prominent wineries in theIn 2007, the same area was burned by the Zaca Fire, which at that time was the second largest wildfire in California’s recorded history. It was started on July 4 by sparks from a grinding tool and wasn’t fully contained until Sept. 4; hot spots continued to burn until the last days of October. The final tally was 240,207 acres .
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