Most residents who evacuated during a fierce Northern California wildfire have been allowed to return home as crews reopened two highways that were used as fire breaks, reports CBS San Francsico.
About 800 of the 1,200 who were ordered to evacuate went home Thursday night, and most others returned Friday, fire officials said.
Some 12,200 people were ordered or advised to evacuate as the wildfire that started July 29 chewed through nearly 109 square miles of dry brush burning about 100 miles north of San Francisco.
The fire was 50 percent contained Friday after burning 43 homes.
Things were also starting to return to normal for motorists as Highway 16 and Highway 20 reopened Friday.
Still, some roads and homes will remain off-limits as firefighters work to put out hot spots.
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