LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Valley fire rose another percentage point closer to full containment on Sunday.

Cal Fire's Sunday night report said the 76,067-acre fire's containment increased to 98 percent.

The agency has estimated the fire will be fully contained by Tuesday night.

The Valley fire began on Sept. 12 in Cobb, burning into Hidden Valley Lake and Middletown that same day, eventually burning close to 2,000 structures, including more than 1,300 homes.

Approximately 319 firefighters continue to be assigned to the incident, and are responsible for patrol, mop up and landscape rehabilitation, Cal Fire said.

Other resources committed to the incident included 15 fire engines, 10 fire crews, three helicopters and two dozers, according to Cal Fire.

Cal Fire said the incident's cause remains under investigation.

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