Evacuation orders were issued Thursday for Shasta County residents in the area of the Mountain Fire, which ignited at noon and within barely two hours had burned 600 acres.
By 10 p.m., Highway 299 had reopened, and evacuation orders were lifted for much of the area between Belle Vista and Jones Valley.
The fire was 20 percent contained at that time and holding at 600 acres, CalFire said. One structure had been destroyed.
The updated evacuation area is roughly bounded by Bear Mountain Road, Dry Creek Road, Creek Trail and Squaw Grass Trail.
The evacuation center is CrossPointe Church, 2960 Hartnell Avenue.
Power was expected to be restored to Jones Valley by 8 a.m. Friday, the Shasta County sheriff’s office said.
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REDDING, CA - Aug. 23: A hand crew hikes up Bear Mountain Road east of Redding, Calif., Friday, Aug. 23, 2019, to fight the 600 acre Mountain Fire. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
REDDING, CA - Aug. 23: Hot spots from yesterday's 600-acre Mountain Fire east of Redding, Calif., are extinguished by CalFire crews, Friday, Aug. 23, 2019. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
REDDING, CA - Aug. 23: Flames continue to smolder Friday morning, Aug. 23, 2019, the day after the Mountain Fire scorched 600 acres east of Redding, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
REDDING, CA - Aug. 23: A garage destroyed by the Mountain Fire east of Redding, Calif., is photographed Friday, Aug. 23, 2019. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
REDDING, CA - Aug. 23: Hot spots from yesterday's 600-acre Mountain Fire east of Redding, Calif., are extinguished by CalFire crews, Friday, Aug. 23, 2019. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
REDDING, CA - Aug. 23: A scorched truck sits on property burned by the the Mountain Fire east of Redding, Calif., Friday, Aug. 23, 2019. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
REDDING, CA - Aug. 23: A home destroyed by the Mountain Fire east of Redding, Calif., is photographed Friday, Aug. 23, 2019. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
REDDING, CA - Aug. 23: A scorched truck sits on property burned by the the Mountain Fire east of Redding, Calif., Friday, Aug. 23, 2019. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
The Mountain Fire burns on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019, near Redding, Calif. The fire in Shasta County started around noon in a rural area northwest of Redding about 200 miles (320 kilometers) north of San Francisco. (Cal Fire via AP)
