A lightning-sparked wildfire, the Garnet Fire, in the Sierra National Forest has burned 18,748 acres in Fresno County and remains at 8% containment as of Sunday morning, U.S. Forest Service officials said.

Evacuation orders remain in effect for zones K27, K30, K31, K32-A, and K40, while warnings are in place for K28, K29, K32-B, K74, K85, and K160.

The fire, which started Aug. 24, is being fought by 1,444 personnel.

Update on the Garnet Fire

Crews reported good progress on the western edge of the Garnet Fire near the confluence of the Kings River and the North Fork of the Kings River up into Balch Camp, where they are close to securing containment lines.

North of Balch Camp, firefighters are working east of the Dinkey Creek drainage to halt the fire’s advance while also building conti

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