Current:Home > FinanceCalifornia firefighters make significant progress against wildfire east of San Francisco Bay -MarketStream
California firefighters make significant progress against wildfire east of San Francisco Bay
View
Date:2025-04-16 15:33:01
California’s largest wildfire so far this year was significantly surrounded Monday after blackening a swath of hilly grasslands between San Francisco Bay and the Central Valley.
The Corral Fire was 75% contained after scorching more than 22 square miles (57 square kilometers) during the weekend, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said. One home was destroyed and two firefighters were injured.
The wind-driven fire erupted Saturday afternoon on land managed by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, one of the country’s key centers for nuclear weapons science and technology. The cause was under investigation.
Thousands of people in the area, including parts of the San Joaquin County city of Tracy, were ordered to leave for evacuation centers Saturday. Evacuation orders were lifted when improved weather allowed firefighters to make progress against the flames.
The wildfire presented no threat to any laboratory facilities or operations, Lawrence Livermore spokesperson Paul Rhien said in a statement to The Associated Press early Sunday.
California has had back-to-back wet years that ended drought but spawned vegetation growth. Cal Fire’s outlook for 2024 noted that increasing dryness from mid-May to June would potentially lead to more small fires and a chance of larger fires depending on wind. The Corral Fire is by far the largest of more than 1,200 wildfires so far this year.
The progress against the Corral Fire comes just ahead of a predicted major heat wave. The National Weather Service has issued warnings for “dangerously hot conditions” throughout the Central Valley from Tuesday through Thursday.
veryGood! (732)
Related
- From family road trips to travel woes: Americans are navigating skyrocketing holiday costs
- Dylan Crews being called up to MLB by Washington Nationals, per reports
- Takeaways from Fed Chair Powell’s speech at Jackson Hole
- Danny Jansen to make MLB history by playing for both Red Sox and Blue Jays in same game
- 'No Good Deed': Who's the killer in the Netflix comedy? And will there be a Season 2?
- Senators demand the USDA fix its backlog of food distribution to Native American tribes
- Norway proposes relaxing its abortion law to allow the procedure until 18th week of pregnancy
- The Climate Movement Rushes to Embrace Kamala Harris
- $1 Frostys: Wendy's celebrates end of summer with sweet deal
- Judge reduces charges against former cops in Louisville raid that killed Breonna Taylor
Ranking
- Megan Fox's ex Brian Austin Green tells Machine Gun Kelly to 'grow up'
- Popular family YouTuber Ms. Rachel is coming out with a toy line very soon
- Simone Biles Shows Off New Six-Figure Purchase: See the Upgrade
- Babe Ruth’s ‘called shot’ jersey could get as much as $30 million at auction
- Rylee Arnold Shares a Long
- Here's Prince William's Next Move After Summer Break With Kate Middleton and Their Kids
- LGBTQ advocates say Mormon church’s new transgender policies marginalize trans members
- Channing Tatum Couldn’t Leave the Bathroom for 12 Hours After TMI Pool Incident in Mexico
Recommendation
Breaking debut in Olympics raises question: Are breakers artists or athletes?
A child was reported missing. A TV news helicopter crew spotted him on the roof playing hooky
Vermont medical marijuana user fired after drug test loses appeal over unemployment benefits
Christine Quinn Seemingly Shades Ex Christian Dumontet With Scathing Message Amid Divorce
Report: Lauri Markkanen signs 5-year, $238 million extension with Utah Jazz
Search underway for Arizona woman swept away in Grand Canyon flash flood
Babe Ruth’s ‘called shot’ jersey could get as much as $30 million at auction
Can Sabrina Carpenter keep the summer hits coming? Watch new music video 'Taste'