(No Change in the Valley Fire)...There has not been an update since Sunday.
The last update indicated the fire was 87 percent contained. They said all evacuations had been liftd and all roads had been opened. Fire officials said the fire had been detained from advancing and crews were mopping up hot spots. The fire started near Alpine on September 5th. The cause was reportedly sparks from a tractor fire. At last report the fire had burned 17,665 acres, damaging 11 structures and destroying 61 others. Three injuries have been reported. The extent of those injuries has not been released.