120-Acre Vegetation Fire In Yolo County Now 80% Contained; Forward Progress Stopped
YOLO COUNTY (CBS13) -- The latest on the Dunnigan Fire burning in Yolo County:
4:25 p.m.
Cal Fire said forward progress on the Dunnigan fire has been stopped. The fire remains at 120 acres burned and containment again rose to 80%.
High winds made the firefight difficult, and Cal Fire said at its highest point, more than 100 firefighters were on scene.
3:50 p.m.
Cal Fire said that the total acreage burned has not changed but containment has gone up to 75%.
2:35 p.m.
Cal Fire is reporting that the wildfire has grown to 120 acres but is now 50 percent contained.
1:46 p.m.
Firefighters are responding to a wildfire in Yolo County that has quickly grown to 100 acres on Friday.
#DunniganFire – CAL FIRE Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit is at scene of a 100 acre vegetation fire near the area of 24000 block of County Road 11, Dunnigan. If traveling in the area use caution. Updates to follow.
— CAL FIRE LNU (@CALFIRELNU) May 20, 2022
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The fire is burning near County Roads 85 and 11, southwest of the community of Dunnigan.
A plume of smoke can be seen for miles around as the fire moves through vegetation.
Updates to follow.