A fire burned about 3 acres of brush and trees Tuesday near Old Oregon Trail and Lynn Drive in the Mountain Gate area. Hundreds of PG&E customers lost power as a result of the fire, but they’ve since been restored. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
In Siskiyou and Trinity Counties, the U.S. Forest Service and Cal-Fire have been responding to numerous lightning-sparked fires over the last few days, with sizes ranging from single trees to half an acre. More thunderstorms are expected in the coming days.