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SCU Complex Fire is Fully Contained: Cal Fire

TRACY, CA – AUGUST 18: Part of the SCU Lightning Complex Incident wildland fire burns in the hills near Corral Hollow Road in San Joaquin County between Tracy and Livermore, Calif., on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020. The blaze is part of the 35,000 acres burning across Santa Clara, Alameda, Contra Costa, San Joaquin and Stanislaus counties. (Photo by Doug Duran/MediaNews Group/East Bay Times via Getty Images)

The SCU Complex Fire, one of three massive wildfires that consumed parts of the Bay Area over the past two months, is now 100% contained, Cal Fire said Thursday.

The fire, which started Aug. 16, scorched 396,624 acres across seven counties, including Santa Clara, Alameda and Conta Costa counties in the Bay Area. It destroyed 222 structures, damaged 26 structures and injured six people, Cal Fire said.

The SCU Complex Fire was caused by lightning strikes, according to Cal Fire.

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