Nearly 1300 Structures Destroyed By LNU Lightning Complex Fires

Containment continues to grow on a group of wildfires that have chewed through hundreds of thousands of acres in five Northern California counties. Officials in Yolo County lifted some evacuation orders Monday afternoon.

As of Tuesday morning, the fires, called the LNU Lightning Complex, had consumed 375,209 acres with 69% containment, Cal Fire reported. The fires have destroyed 1,288 structures and damaged 202 others. The fires continue to threaten more than 3,300 structures, Cal Fire said.

The LNU Lightning Complex fires ignited 6:40 a.m. Aug. 17 due to lightning strikes in Napa and Sonoma counties. The fires then spread to Lake, Solano and Yolo counties.

Five people have been killed in the LNU Lightning Complex fires, Cal Fire said. Three Napa County residents and two Solano County residents have died. Four others were injured, Cal Fire said.

The complex is now the third largest wildfire incident in California history, scorching slightly less than the SCU Lightning Complex but more than the Thomas Fire, which consumed 281,893 acres in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties in December 2017, according to Cal Fire records.