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Dry weather and strong winds pushed the Lucas Fire to nearly 3,800 acres near the Mendocino–Lake County line, triggering evacuations and a red-flag warning through Monday, with roughly 15% containment as firefighters fought to slow its spread.
A fast-growing Lucas Fire near the Mendocino–Lake County line expanded to roughly 3,476 acres, triggering multiple evacuation orders and moving the Lake County Fairgrounds into a Red Cross shelter in Lakeport; firefighting efforts included four Type 3 airtankers, but containment was only about 5% as inversions and smoky conditions hampered operations, with a Red Flag warning in effect and forest closures in place.