doubled in size within 24 hours and officials declared a state of emergency ahead of a visit by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger today. Bob Davis, who lives on Country Estates Drive, said that he found this charred leaf in his neighbor's driveway and said that it's burning debris like this that concerns him. 'It only takes something like this falling in the right place to start another fire,' he said. the wildfire is now the county's largest in at least 20 years, surpassing the May 2008 Summit Fire that destroyed 63 homes and spread 4270 acres. With the aid of six helicopters and six air tankers, Cal Fire said 1500 firefighters have contained 15 percent of the Lockheed Fire, up from the 5 percent reported Friday morning. However, by Friday evening, the blaze had grown to 5036 acres, up from the 2800 acres reported Thursday. Lockheed Fire By the Numbers ACRES BURNING: 5036 STARTED: 7:15 pm Wednesday CONTAINMENT: 15 percent, estimated full containment Aug. 23 LOCATION: The Bonny Doon area in the Smith drainage EVACUATIONS: Mandatory evacuations for Bonny Doon and Swanton affecting 2200 to 2400 people. Other roads affected include Swanton Road, Swanton View Road, Mill Creek Road, Last Chance Road, Warnella Truck Trail, Rancho Del Oso and Penstock. CAUSE: Unknown. ROAD CLOSURES: There were hard road closures Friday at Bonny Doon and Smith Grade roads; Empire Grade and Alba roads; and Felton Empire and Empire Grade roads. Roads at least partially closed Friday included Empire Grade ...
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