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By Friday night, the wildfire had burned 31,325 acres, fire officials said. On Saturday, it had jumped to 36,970 acres. There is 0 percent containment. More than 1,800 firefighters are battling the blaze, said Capt. Brandon Vaccaro, a media spokesman, adding that more resources have been requested from Cal Fire. Nearly 300 homes are considered to be threatened, but thankfully, only two have been destroyed and there have been no fatalities as of Saturday evening. Vaccaro said Caltrans, the California Highway Patrol, and other management organizations have been meeting daily to determine when it would be safe to reopen Interstate 5. “Opening the freeway is our top priority, but it needs to be safe to do so,” he said.According to ShastaTrinityNF, the DeltaFire has burned 500-1,000 acres and is spreading rapidly. Evacuations remain in place from Vollmers/Delta to the Siskiyou County line. I-5 is closed NB at Fawndale and SB at Mott.
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DeltaFire INFORMATION LINE: 530-498-0953
Please be advised that we are experiencing a high call volume. If we cannot answer, please leave a message and Information Officers will return calls in the order they are received. Thank you for your patience!ShastaSheriff 56eBsubDJm— Shasta-Trinity NF (@ShastaTrinityNF) September 6, 2018