LNU Lightning Complex Fires: Growth Creeps To Nearly 361K Acres

NAPA, SONOMA, SOLANO, YOLO & LAKE COUNTIES, CA — The LNU Lightning Complex fires in the North Bay increased to 360,868 acres by Wednesday evening, up from the 357,046 acres logged 12 hours earlier, according to Cal Fire.

Containment, meanwhile, remain steady at 33 percent, the state fire agency said.

The combined blazes in Napa, Sonoma, Yolo, Lake and Solano counties, sparked by lightning strikes more than a week ago, collectively have destroyed 1,080 structures, damaged 272 others, and still threaten 30,500 structures, Cal Fire said.

The two largest fires in the area are the Hennessey Fire that has burned 303, 150 acres in Napa and Lake counties and, to date, is 33 percent contained, and the Walbridge fire that has burned more than 55,353 acres west of Healdsburg in Sonoma County. Walbridge's containment was at 19 percent Wednesday morning, officials said.

The Meyers Fire, north of Jenner, has scorched 2,360 acres and was 97 percent contained, as of Wednesday evening.

Five people have died in the fire — three in Napa County and two in Solano County.

Evacuation orders in Napa County Wednesday were reduced to an evacuation warning between Rosedale Road, South to Deer Park Road, while evacuation orders remain in place for Crystal Springs Road, Glass Mountain Road and Deer Park Road.

Updates to evacuation orders and warnings also were announced Tuesday afternoon for Napa County, and lifted for Healdsburg and the Sonoma County coast. For Napa County update, click here. For Healdsburg and the Sonoma coast, follow this link.

A list of evacuations prompted by the fires can be found here.

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