[env-trinity] Trinity Journal update from Facebook

[Tom Stokely]

The Trinity Journal
1 hr · Lewiston Fire Chief Mel Deardorff told the Journal this morning that firefighters' objective of keeping the Carr fire from crossing County Line Road into Trinity last night appears to have been successful. More work is being done with bulldozers to strengthen the line.
The fire approached Trinity County from several directions. One branch of the fire at the top of Hoadley Peak threatened Lewiston. Deardorff said he drove to the area last night and noticed shorter flame lengths and more humid conditions. The flames were about a mile down Buckhorn on the Shasta side at the time, he said.
Another branch of the fire came down toward Oddfellows Camp and may have crossed into Trinity, he said.
There was also a small fire Saturday at the base of Trinity Powerplant caused by an electrical arc. The fire was stopped very small, Deardorff said.
Mandatory and advisory evacuations were issued for Lewiston, and most people heeded those, he said.
This morning, Deardorff said winds are forecast today to blow back toward Whiskeytown, which might give firefighters trying to protect Trinity a break.
But he added, "I think this fire has been like trying to deal with the devil. You don't know what's going to happen next."
This morning firefighting agencies reported that the Carr fire that started six days ago near French Gulch in Shasta County had reached 89,194 acres and was 5 percent contained. 
It has taken five lives and destroyed 517 structures in Shasta County.
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