How to resolve AdBlock issue? LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – A thunderstorm earlier this week sparked several small wildland fires in the Mendocino National Forest.
The storm, which passed through the region late Wednesday and early Thursday, contributed to thousands of lightning strikes around Northern California, as Lake County News has reported.
Tamara Schmidt, public affairs officer for the Mendocino National Forest, said the lightning set off several small fires in the forest.
She said there were six lightning fires resulting from the storm on the forest's Grindstone Ranger District, all of which are now contained.
The largest was the Anderson Fire, which burned six acres, while Schmidt said the remaining fires were all less than one-tenth of an acre.
On the Upper Lake Ranger District, just one lightning-caused fire was identified, which also has been contained, Schmidt said.
“We are continuing to watch for additional smoke as conditions dry out, so more fires could be potentially identified in the coming days,” Schmidt told Lake County News.
Elsewhere around Northern California, more than 750 acres have been burned by 24 fires sparked by the week's lightning storms, according to Cal Fire.
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