Sonoma County’s first major wildfire of the year is almost fully contained. The Point Fire is 90-percent contained, as of Sunday night. The fire started last Sunday, on the east side of Lake Sonoma, and forced hundreds of evacuations. It destroyed ten structures, including three homes, and damaged two others. The fire burned one-thousand-207 acres of land, doing most of its damage last Sunday and Monday. Cal Fire says several of the firefighters that were battling the Point Fire have been reassigned to battle the Sites Fire in Colusa County.
However, one of the homes destroyed in the Point Fire was outside of the evacuation zone. The home along Dry Creek Road went up in flames last Monday morning. The owners were staying in their guest house, taking advantage of its air conditioner to breathe better in the smoke. Their main house was destroyed, but their guest house was not damaged. The cause of the fire has not been determined. But, a Cal Fire spokesperson believes wind may have carried embers from the Point Fire about a mile and a half to the house.
