Firefighters gained ground against a wildfire near Napa Valley, prompting fire officials to end all evacuation orders and road closures.
The blaze has burned more than 10 1/2 square miles of drought-parched countryside near Lake Berryessa in Napa and Solano counties. Residents who evacuated about 50 homes when the fire broke out Wednesday were allowed to return by Friday.
All mandatory evacuations and road closures were lifted Saturday morning, Cal Fire said, adding that the fire, which scorched nearly 6,900 acres, was 55 percent contained.
There are currently 1,825 firefighters on scene, with 157 fire engines, 28 bulldozers and 13 helicopters. The fire has destroyed an outbuilding and a tent trailer, and 140 other structures remain threatened.
But businesses close to the wildfires say commerce hasn't been affected, with customers buying wine and renting cabins and boats by Lake Berryessa, one of California's largest bodies of fresh water.
"You're getting the last few weeks before school starts and getting all the fun you can," said Terry Sparkman, general manager of Pleasure Cove Resort & Marina, which is a few miles west of the wildfires.
The cause of the blaze remains under investigation, and at this time there is no estimate for when the fire will be fully contained.
CalFire officials plan to host a town hall meeting Saturday evening to offer the community a status update and answer residents' questions.
Meanwhile, crews battling a separate blaze in the Sierra Nevada on Friday had reopened one lane of a freeway linking Sacramento and Reno and were escorting traffic through the fire area.
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The other fire charred 200 acres of heavy timber southwest of Lake Tahoe. It was 30 percent contained Saturday.
