m. Sunday night -- still the most recent estimate available as of Monday evening -- mostly in the south and south-easterly corners of the blaze, said Bernie Pineda, spokesperson for the interagency fire command team. The fire was roughly 30 percent contained Monday evening, Pineda said, with just un
Date: May 27, 2014
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
Fire skips river as nearly 600 firefighters battle Funny River blaze
The Funny River fire had grown to 156,000 acres by Sunday night, said Bernie Pineda, spokesperson for the interagency fire command team fighting the blaze. The fire was just over 30 percent contained on Monday morning.
Firefighters were working Sunday to build and strengthen containment lines on the west and north perimeters of the blaze, fire spokesman Bernie Pineda said. They hope to complete the west line within the next few days, he said.
They were working Sunday to build and strengthen containment lines on the west and north perimeters of the blaze, fire spokesman Bernie Pineda said. They hope to complete the west line within the next few days, he said.