The Ridge Fire, which burned 3,079 acres in the Hualapai Mountains before firefighters gained the upper hand on Aug. 21, is 91% contained as of Wednesday, Aug. 26. Meanwhile, a new, smaller wildfire has broken out in the mountains off of South Highway 93.
The Pine Lake Fire District wrote on its Facebook page the evening of Tuesday, Aug. 25 that a new fire had started off of South Highway 93. Again, the suspected cause is a lightning strike.
“Upon first arrival the fire was reported to be about 5 acres,” the agency wrote. “The crews worked quickly to contain the fire and have a preliminary stop of forward progress at 12 acres. Crews will remain on site overnight and monitor.”
The fire district wrote that additional resources were requested to ensure full containment and control first thing Wednesday, Aug. 26.
There are now 174 fire personnel working the Ridge Fire, down from 263 a day ago.