Valley Fire Increases to 70,000 Acres, Still 30 Percent Contained

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The Valley Fire that started in Lake County on Saturday and has spread to Napa and Sonoma counties has burned 70,000 acres and remains 30 percent contained, Cal Fire officials said this morning.

The blaze, which started at 1:24 p.m. Saturday in the area of Cobb in Lake County, has killed at least one person and injured four firefighters. Cal Fire officials said at least 585 homes and hundreds of other structures have been destroyed, and at least 9,000 others remain threatened.

Earlier fire coverage:

• Valley Fire at 67,200 Acres, 30 Percent Contained
• Pets and Livestock Being Rescued From Valley Fire Evacuation Area
• Wildfire Victim Was Disabled; Containment Doubles in One Day
• Highway Through Hell: Video Shows Driver’s Escape from Valley Fire Inferno
• One Dead as Valley Fire Explodes to 61,000 Acres, 5 Percent Containment
• Elderly, Disabled Woman Trapped in Home, Died in Valley Fire
• FEMA Grant to Cover Valley Firefighting Costs
• Evacuated Fire Victims Settling into Tent City
• One Person Killed in Valley Fire; 50,000 Acres Burned; Hundreds of Homes Lost
• Exhaustion, Desperation, Humor at Calistoga Evacuation Center
• “Huge Destruction. Homes Destroyed Will Be in Hundreds”
• Valley Fire Roars Through 40,000 Acres in 12 Hours

Nearly 2,800 fire personnel remain at the scene of the quick-moving wildfire. Cooler temperatures Monday and Tuesday have helped firefighters increase containment of the blaze and there is a chance of rain in the area tonight, Cal Fire officials said.

--Bay City News