LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – As two new wildland fires burned in Lake County on Monday, fire officials reported that they were nearly finished with their task of fully containing the Jerusalem fire.

Cal Fire said the incident was at 99-percent containment on Monday evening, and holding at 25,118 acres.

The fire broke on on the afternoon of Aug. 9 in the Jerusalem Valley area northeast of Middletown, eventually destroying six homes and 21 outbuildings, according to Cal Fire.

Officials said the fire's cause remains under investigation.

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