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PLACER/EL DORADO counties, Calif. - The Mosquito Fire burning west of Lake Tahoe is now 46,587 acres in size and there is a containment line around 10 percent of the 80-mile perimeter. During their nightly meeting Sunday, fire and law enforcement officials updated the community on the status of operations.
Calmer weather in Northern California helped firefighters battle a wildfire threatening thousands of mountain homes Monday in the Sierra Nevada.
The Mosquito Fire continues to threaten buildings as firefighters battle the blaze that had grown Monday to over 46,000 acres.
The Mosquito Fire has burned more than 70 square miles in California since Tuesday and was just 10% contained. Thousands of homes are at risk.
FORESTHILL, Calif. (AP) — Calmer weather in Northern California helped firefighters battle a wildfire threatening thousands of mountain homes on Monday, while remnants of last week's Pacific hurricane continued to produce thunderstorms that caused flash flooding in the southern part of the state, where crews made headway against another huge blaze.