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SCU Complex: 20 Fires in 5 Counties Prompt Evacuation Orders

A collection of approximately 20 different fires expanding to five counties, including three in the Bay Area, have consumed a total of 85,000 acres and is 5% contained, Cal Fire said Wednesday.

No structures have been destroyed or damaged, but about 1,400 are threatened by flames, Cal Fire said.

Flames considered part of the SCU Lightning Complex Fires are located in Santa Clara, Alameda, Contra Costa, San Joaquin and Stanislaus counties, Cal Fire said. 

The first of the fires was reported Sunday in the East Bay followed by the South Bay then the Central Valley.

Evacuation orders are in place for the following areas:

Santa Clara County:

Alameda County:

Contra Costa County:

Stanislaus County

Evacuation warnings are in place for the following areas:

Alameda County:

Santa Clara County:

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Source: NBC Bay Area

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