SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS RADIO) – More than 1,300 fewer buildings are under threat than on Monday as crews' containment of the Oak Fire improves, and a number of evacuation orders have been reduced.
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CAL FIRE officials on Wednesday morning said the Oak Fire – after burning 18,715 acres and reaching 32% containment – still threatened 1,138 structures, down from 2,464 just on Monday and 3,271 on Sunday.
On Tuesday afternoon, the Mariposa County Sheriff's Office downgraded evacuation orders to fire advisements on a handful of areas, allowing some residents to return to their homes four days after the fire ignited.
Burning miles from the Washburn Fire in the southern part of Yosemite National Forest, the Oak Fire exploded in size over the weekend, burning nearly 16,000 acres by Sunday night and prompting evacuations. It is the largest active wildfire in the state and California's biggest this year, surpassing the nearby Washburn Fire in fewer than 24 hours.
CAL FIRE said 42 single residence structures and 19 outbuildings had been destroyed as of Tuesday night, with another three of the former and one of the latter damaged. None of the 3,051 first responders on the scene had been injured as of the agency's most recent update.
The agency’s Monday night update listed an expected containment date of July 30, but updates on Tuesday morning and night didn't list one. A CAL FIRE spokesperson told KCBS Radio said they weren't sure why that was the case, and they hoped to provide an update by Wednesday.
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