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Almost ten days after the Fawn Fire started in Shasta County, California, Cal Fire said Friday that the fire is already contained in a 90%. Local authorities arrested a woman from 30 years that allegedly ignited the flame that later burned dozens of homes as it passed through the forest.
“ No further spread of the Fawn Fire , ”Cal Fire said Thursday.
According to ABC 10 from Sacramento, firefighters lifted evacuation orders for the Fawn fire. “Personnel will continue to clean and tactically patrol the area until the fire has been fully contained
Local authorities reported that Fawn burned more than three thousand hectares of forest , injured three people and approximately 94 structures between homes and buildings were affected by the fire that started on 22 of September.
Police arrested Alexandra Souverneva, from 30 years, for allegedly starting the Fawn fire in a Shasta forest . According to a report, the woman lit a fire to boil a liquid that supposedly contained bear urine so that she could drink it. However, she did not put out the fire before continuing on her way because, according to her, “ everything was too wet to start a fire “.
When the fire department asked him to empty his pockets, found a lighter and two CO2 cartridges similar to those found in the forest moments before. Souverneva has pleaded not guilty to several federal charges, but the judge handling her case declared that as long as the fire is still alive she could be charged with more charges .
On the other hand, a firefighter told the San Jose Mercury News that both Fawn and the other currently active fires have been widely contained in recent weeks . “It has been a kind of roller coaster with the weather, but we have contained the fires effectively,” he revealed.
Over the past few months, California has been hit by several major fires that have devastated forests, even threatening redwoods, the largest and longest-lived on the planet .
Dixie, for example, is the second largest fire in California history . It is now contained in a 94% but it almost devastated 400 thousand hectares and destroyed almost 1, 500 structures after more than two months burning.
Caldor, for its part, which caused the evacuation of the citizens of South Lake Tahoe, burned more of 200,000 acres . According to Cal Fire, is contained in a 74% and has 1, 500 firefighters working to suffocate him .
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