SCU Lighting Complex Fires may burn for weeks <\/p>\n
The SCU Lightning Complex Fires are now the third largest in the state's history.<\/p>\n
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KTVU) - The Bay Area has been devastated by several major wildfires around the region, from the Santa Cruz mountains to Lake Berryessa.<\/p>\n
Cal Fire said many of them were sparked by a \"lightning siege\" or dry lightning strikes that started on Aug. 15. The fires have become some of the largest in California history.<\/p>\n
The wildfires have been blamed for multiple deaths, the destruction of hundreds of homes, and an extended period of unhealthy air in many parts of the Bay Area.<\/p>\n
RELATED: See where wildfires are burning in the Bay Area<\/p>\n
Thousands of residents who were evacuated from their homes have been allowed to return as fire crews continue to gain ground on the wildfires and containment grows.<\/p>\n
MAP - August 20, 2020. The Meyers and Wallbridge fires are burning near the Sonoma County Coast. The LNU Lightning Complex fire is made up of 7 fires in Napa, Sonoma, Solano, Lake and Yolo Counties. The SCU Lightning Complex fire is the combination o <\/p>\n
Here are the latest details about the size and damage from each blaze:<\/p>\n
LNU Lightning ComplexWhere: Sonoma, Napa, Solano, and Lake countiesSize: 375,209 acresContainment: 63%Injuries: 4 civiliansFatalities: 3 in Napa County; 2 in Solano CountyStructures Destroyed: 1,209Structures Threatened: 5,378Structures Damaged: 193<\/p>\n
RELATED: Evacuation orders and warnings for Bay Area's major wildfires<\/p>\n
CZU Lightning ComplexWhere: Santa Cruz and San MateocountiesSize: 84,860 acresContainment: 39%Injuries: 1 civilianFatalities: 1 personStructures Destroyed: 1,361 in total (of that 861 were homes)Structures Threatened: 6,759Structures Damaged: 132<\/p>\n
SCU Lightning ComplexWhere: Portions of Alameda, Contra Costa, Santa Clara, San Joaquin, and Stanislaus countiesSize: 383,157 acresContainment: 60%Injuries: 2 civilians, 3 first respondersFatalities: 0 personStructures Destroyed: 40Minor structures destroyed: 64Structures Threatened: 20,065Structures Damaged: 18<\/p>\n
The LNU, CZU, and SCU wildfires have burned a combined 843,226 acres.<\/p>\n
Woodward FireWhere: Marin CountySize: 3,269 acresTotal Personnel on fire: 585Crews: 14Engines: 37Helicopters: 5<\/p>\n
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