Blue Cut Fire 83-Percent Contained; All Evacuation Orders Lifted

CAJON PASS (CBSLA.com) — All remaining evacuation orders were lifted Sunday in the Blue Cut Fire zone, a blaze that destroyed 105 homes.

Fire spokesman Costa Dillon said Sunday containment of the blaze about 60 miles east of Los Angeles rose to 83 percent overnight.

Dillon added that there is no active fire along the perimeters. The fire has burned 37,020 acres, or about 58 square miles.

At the height of the fire, some 82,000 people were under evacuation orders..

Several other wildfires continue to burn across the state.

The Hearst Castle in central California remains closed Sunday as a result of a wildfire burning in San Luis Obispo County.

Fire officials say that fire is burning in the opposite direction of the historic landmark and that the blaze is 35 percent contained.