Cal Fire’s Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit stated that those three fires are among 10 that comprise the TCU September Lightning Complex<\/a>, which has a combined burn area of more than 11,900 acres as of 7 a.m. Wednesday.<\/p>\n Damage in California Gold Rush town of Chinese Camp \u00a0<\/p>\n The 6-5 Fire exploded to more than 6.400 acres burned with no containment reported as of around 5 a.m. Wednesday, according to Cal Fire<\/a>. This fire was burning on the north end of Don Pedro Reservoir, causing “a lot of destruction” to the area of the historic Chinese Camp, according to Tuolumne County District 5 Supervisor Jaron Brandon.<\/p>\n Surveillance video obtained by CBS Sacramento shows the Chinese Camp Cemetery caught fire. Additionally, a CBS Sacramento crew in the area captured images of burned homes and other buildings. No injuries have been reported.<\/p>\n According to the Cal Fire Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit<\/a>, the 2-2 Fire was first reported shortly after 6 a.m. Tuesday near Highway 4 and Dunton Road, west of the town of Copperopolis in Calaveras County. The fire has burned more than 3,400 acres with zero containment, according to Cal Fire.<\/p>\n Around noon, authorities in Calaveras County announced the 2-7 Fire broke out near the Vallecito region off Highway 4. Traffic on the highway has not been impacted, according to the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office.<\/p>\n The 2-7 Fire has burned approximately 585 acres with no containment reported, according to Cal Fire’s incident page<\/a>. The 2-8 Fire<\/a> has also burned around 910 acres in Copperopolis along Little John Road, also with no containment.<\/p>\n Crews were also battling a fire dubbed the 2-3 Fire, which was first reported around 7:20 a.m. near O’Byrnes Ferry Road and Copper Cove Court southeast of Copperopolis. The fire has burned at least 20 acres.<\/p>\n There were a handful of other fires that burned anywhere from 2 to 40 acres in the region. \u00a0<\/p>\n The fires started as thunderstorms rolled through much of the Central Valley and the Bay Area<\/a>. Cal Fire TCU said the fires were all believed to have been started by lightning.<\/p>\n Evacuation orders and road closures for the 6-5 Fire<\/p>\n![\"dmc-6-5-fire-home-burning-raw.jpg](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dmc-6-5-fire-home-burning-raw.jpg#.jpeg\")
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