Firefighters begin to rack up containment on 58,600-acre McKinney Fire

Firefighters begin to rack up containment on 58,600-acre McKinney Fire

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https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/08/04/firefighters-make-excellent-progress-on-58000-acre-mckinney-fire-reaching-10-containment/

While the McKinney Fire continued to grow slowly Thursday in Siskiyou County, firefighters were reporting progress as they began to rack up some containment on the state’s largest wildfire.

As of Thursday evening, the blaze — which was 10% contained — had scorched 58,668 acres in the Klamath National Forest near the border of California and Oregon, according to Cal Fire. Authorities have reported that four people have been found dead in the burn zone, surpassing the total death toll of California’s 2021 fire season, which saw three deaths.

Firefighters begin to rack up containment on 58,600-acre McKinney Fire

Aug 5, 2022, 1:23pm UTC
https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/08/04/firefighters-make-excellent-progress-on-58000-acre-mckinney-fire-reaching-10-containment/ > While the McKinney Fire continued to grow slowly Thursday in Siskiyou County, firefighters were reporting progress as they began to rack up some containment on the state’s largest wildfire. > As of Thursday evening, the blaze — which was 10% contained — had scorched 58,668 acres in the Klamath National Forest near the border of California and Oregon, according to Cal Fire. Authorities have reported that four people have been found dead in the burn zone, surpassing the total death toll of California’s 2021 fire season, which saw three deaths.