Responders Are Gaining On The Caldor Fire, But Now They've Got New Blazes To Battle

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As California battles wildfires throughout the state, a new crop of suspicious fires that erupted over Labor Day weekend added to an already busy wildfire season.

Officials warned residents in Sonoma County to remain vigilant after more than a dozen fires erupted late Monday.

State Sen. Mike McGuire tweeted at around 10 p.m. local time that several "suspicious" fires started over the course of the evening. Fire engines and emergency personnel gathered in the Healdsburg area, not far from Santa Barbara, and responded quickly to as many as 15 new blazes, McGuire told the San Francisco Chronicle.

Firefighters were able to stop most of the forward progress on multiple fires in the area overnight, he said. Images and videos shared on Twitter show firefighters battling smoke and flames on glowing hillsides along the side of the road.

Over the weekend, at least three other fires started.

In Amador County, near where the long-burning Caldor Fire is, the Lawrence Fire, that started Sunday engulfed 46 acres by Monday, Cal Fire reports. Roads were briefly closed and some evacuations were carried out by fire officials before the blaze was nearly 90% contained by 6:30 local time on Monday.