Road closures and evacuations begin to lift after Fresno June Lightning Complex Fire containment

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FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) — Some roadworthy closures and evacuation orders are starting to assistance arsenic the Fresno June Lightning Complex increases containment. 

Firefighters were capable to assistance the 180 and Cove Road closure. 

Cal Fire Captain, Brent Pascua says yesterday's cooler temperatures and drone exertion made putting retired the flames easier. 

"They tin spot those hidden hotspots, and they truly helped the crews to get successful determination and enactment the occurrence out," Captain Pascua said. 

Captain Pascua says firefighters are moving diligently connected lifting the evacuation bid soon. 

"Besides putting retired the occurrence that remains our highest precedence is getting radical home," Captain Pascua said. 

However, helium says crews privation to marque definite the country is harmless earlier letting radical in.

"Once we do, they gotta retrieve to thrust cautiously successful the country origin they're inactive volition beryllium occurrence crews successful and astir those areas," Captain Pascua said. 

The Fresno County Board of Supervisors is calling for California Disaster Act Reimbursement. 

"That's precise adjuvant to law-enforcement fire, and different departments," Terri Mejorado, Emergency Manager said. 

Meanwhile, crews from different counties stay connected standby to lend a helping hand.

Although containment has gone up, the occupation is not done.

"To enactment retired the hotspots that stay successful the fire, proceed to fortify those occurrence lines that are already enactment successful and past besides moving successful astir the homes to marque definite that radical tin travel location safely to their houses," Captain Pascua said. 

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