Fire crews battle with Fresno June Lightning Complex fire as containment grows

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - As the Fresno June Lightning Complex fire, the largest wildfire successful the authorities this year, continues to burn firefighters accidental the hard-fought conflict to extinguish the occurrence has been fierce.

While the Fresno June Lightning Complex occurrence has yet to origin civilian wounded oregon operation destruction, according to Cal Fire implicit 900 structures are presently being threatened by the fire.

Cal Fire officials besides accidental occurrence enactment whitethorn person been minimal done the nighttime of June 27, but the summation successful somesthesia and debased comparative humidity could lend to an summation successful enactment arsenic the days continue.

As of Friday evening, the wildfire is 39% contained with 10,669 acres burned.

Multiple agencies are reportedly moving to incorporate and enactment retired the fires erstwhile and for each arsenic the occurrence impacts connection and powerfulness infrastructure, according to Cal Fire.

Cal Fire officials accidental arsenic evacuation orders and warnings alteration they impulse anyone driving done the country to proceed arsenic safely arsenic possible.

The Red Cross has opened evacuation shelters astatine Reedley College for evacuees displaced by the Flash and Bolt fires, the Fresno Fairgrounds volition besides supply structure for ample animals only.