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UPDATE: Containment on Madre Fire increases to 93%

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UPDATE (July 17): All evacuation warnings and orders for the Madre Fire were lifted the evening of July 16. The latest numbers on Wednesday showed the fire to be 97 percent contained.

UPDATE (July 13, 10:25 a.m.) — CAL FIRE reports that containment on the Madre Fire has increased to 79% as of Sunday morning.

The size of the fire is still 80,786 acres.
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ORIGINAL (July 12, 11:27 a.m.) — As of Saturday morning, the Madre Fire is 77% contained and has burned 80,786 acres in southeast San Luis Obispo County, according to CAL FIRE.

The agency says two firefighters have been injured in the blaze. One structure has reportedly been destroyed, and one has been damaged.

Evacuation orders are still in place for Zones SLC-263, 264, 298, 299, 312, 337, 338, 358, and LPF-017.

Residents in Zones SLC-226, 265, 300, 313, 339, and 240 are under an evacuation warning.

On Saturday morning, CAL FIRE reported that 985 personnel were responding to the fire.

No road closures are in effect near the fire, according to Caltrans.