Mendocino County fire grows to 7,100 acres

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An Air National Guard helicopter moves in to make a water drop on the Lodge fire in Northern California. The fire was burning between Leggett and Laytonville in Mendocino County. (Kent Porter / Associated Press)

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Downtown Laytonville, Calif., is full of smoke from the Lodge fire burning in Mendocino County. (Kent Porter / Associated Press)

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An Air National Guard helicopter makes a water drop as the Lodge fire in Mendocino County jumps the Eel River and moves upslope. (Kent Porter / Associated Press)

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A smoky haze hovers over the Lodge fire base camp in Laytonville, Calif. (Kent Porter / Associated Press)

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An Air National Guard helicopter moves into position to dip for water in the Eel River while fighting the Lodge fire in Mendocino County. (Kent Porter / Associated Press)

By Jason Songwriter

Aug. 9, 2014 2:22 PM PT

A Mendocino County wildfire grew by nearly 1,700 acres since Friday night and injured 11 firefighters, authorities said.

Eight of the injured firefighters were released Saturday after being treated overnight. The other three did not require hospital visits, said Jerry Sharp, a CalFire spokesman.

“Everyone’s OK, thankfully,” he said.

The fire, located about 160 miles north of San Francisco, is 30% contained and has consumed nearly 7,100 acres. Several areas were evacuated, but hundreds of people were allowed to return to their homes Saturday.

At least four other blazes are still burning in the state and have consumed more than 134,000 acres. More than 7,500 local, state and federal fire crews have been fighting the blazes, most of which were caused by lightning earlier this week.

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Mendocino County fire grows to 7,100 acres

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