California Firefighters Make Significant Progress Against Wildfire East of San Francisco Bay

California Firefighters Make Significant Progress Against Wildfire East of San Francisco Bay
A resident of Vernalis Road evacuates his horse as the Corral Fire bears down on ranches west of Tracy, Calif., on June 1, 2024. Kent Porter/The Press Democrat via AP
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California’s largest wildfire so far this year was significantly surrounded June 3 after blackening a swath of hilly grasslands between San Francisco Bay and the Central Valley.

The Corral Fire was 75 percent contained after scorching more than 22 square miles during the weekend, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said. One home was destroyed and two firefighters were injured.