UPDATE: The fire as of Saturday morning is 19 percent contained and has grown to more than 37,000 acres.
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UPDATE (4:49 p.m.) - A new evacuation order was issued Friday afternoon for the Lake Fire.
People in the area of KP Ranch west of Alisos Road, including parts of Estelle Vineyard Drive, Santa Agueda Creek and Brinkerhoff Avenue, are told to leave now. This area was previously under an evacuation warning.
An evacuation order previously issued for the the area between 8721 Foxen Canyon Road and the intersection of Zaca Lake Road and Foxen Canyon Road has been downgraded to an evacuation warning.
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ORIGINAL STORY: The Lake Fire grew slightly overnight and is now 36,707 acres.
It’s the largest fire on the Central Coast in the last eight years.
Containment remains at just 16 percent one week after breaking out in the hills near Los Olivos.
Evacuation warning and orders remain in effect for an estimated 2,166 people in the area.
The fire is split into two zones with U.S. Forest Service crews handling the north side and CAL FIRE tasked with the south side.
“The purpose of zoning the fire is to ensure strategic, logistical, and operational functions are met; as this fire has grown in complexity. Today, crews continue to actively fight fire while working on strengthening containment and control lines,” according to the latest update.
More than 3,000 fire personnel are currently assigned to the fire with more crews being brought in daily. Aircraft are also still assisting.
Fire officials say the safety of firefighters is a top priority as temperatures on the fire line reached 106 Thursday.
The latest report shows the fire has not crossed Happy Canyon Road. Fire activity in the Davy Brown is described as moderate and fire officials say fire crews are making good progress in managing the spread around the Sisquoc River Drainage.
