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Firefighters battling the County Fire, which has threatened nearly 1,400 homes and buildings, say cooler weather may help efforts to corral the flames.
The fire is burning in three rural counties northwest of Sacramento and is 27 percent contained. Overnight, the size of the fire grew to nearly 86,000 acres.
Fire spokesman Israel Pinzon says Wednesday is expected to be the coolest day of the week, with temperatures 10 to 15 degrees lower than the triple digits that firefighters have faced. Roughly 2,500 people had been forced from their homes. Pinzon says officials lifted some mandatory evacuations Tuesday night, though he didn't know how many people were allowed to return home.
As of 7 p.m., the evacuation orders in two new locations was lifted, thanks to the efforts of firefighters. Those locations are as follows:
- East of the Yolo/Napa County Line to State Highway 16
- South of County Road to State Highway 128
However, Cal Fire said the road closure along SH128 between Markley Cove Resort and Pleasants Valley Road will remain in effect.
No homes have burned, but some areas have been under evacuation orders for days.
Firefighters have been using aircraft, bulldozers and backfires to curb the blaze.
