Northern California's Mosquito Fire, In Photos

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The fire is 20% contained.

Nicole Bonaccorso

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September 15, 2022

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Alex Nelson monitors a backfire, flames lit by firefighters to burn off vegetation, while battling the Mosquito Fire in the Volcanoville community of El Dorado County, Calif., on Friday, Sept. 9, 2022. Nelson is part of Alaska's Pioneer Peak Interagency Hotshot crew. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Firefighters in Northern California made progress in the battle against the Mosquito Fire Thursday, and the fire is 20% contained.

The fire ad reached more than 100 square miles early Thursday.is only 20% contained.

Fire spokesperson Scott McLean said Wednesday that “the fire was held in check overnight" and that crews were able to keep the flames from the town of Foresthill.

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Evacuation orders and warnings have been issued in Placer and El Dorado counties. Some 11,000 residents are under evacuation orders due to the fire.

(MORE: Officer Rushes Into Flames To Save Couple)

According to a recent Cal Fire update, that at least 64 structures have been destroyed by the fire, and 10 have been damaged.

Click through the slideshow above to see photos of the Mosquito Fire.

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Firefighters watch as the Fairview Fire burns on a hillside Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022, near Hemet, Calif. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)

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The fire is 20% contained.

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