A spot fire from the Rocky Fire jumped Highway 20 Monday afternoon, charring about 50 acres of land as crews continue to aggressively combat the massive wildfire, reports kcra.com.
A shift in the weather overnight, however, allowed firefighters to gain additional ground in the fast-moving wildfire, which grew to 60,000 acres Monday morning.
Crews were able to increase containment to 12 percent as evacuations remain in place and as the fire jumped Highway 20 at Walker Ridge Road in Lake County, according to Cal Fire.
Firefighters had to stop backfiring operations Sunday night because of higher humidity and vegetation that wouldn’t burn. Crews made sure to extinguish any residual backfires so as not to create more spot fires.
The fire, which is now burning in Lake, Yolo and Colusa counties, has destroyed 24 homes and 26 outbuildings and was threatening 6,300 homes. Three additional structures have been damaged, officials said.
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