Donnell Fire Burns 12,000 Acres, Damages Historic Resort

STANISLAUS NATIONAL FOREST, CA -- A wildfire raging at a Northern California forest grew Monday to 12,000 acres. By 1:30 p.m., the Donnell Fire, which prompted the closure of the popular Pacific Crest Trail, was only 1 percent contained.

The fire sparked Aug. 1 on the east side of Donnell Lake before making its way north of the Middle Fork of the Stanislaus River, officials said.

More than 275 personnel with 11 engines and three helicopters are battling the blaze, challenged by inaccessible terrain and dead timber, officials said.

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Owners of the 1923 Dardanelle Resort said its property was damaged in the blaze.

The fire is one of more than a dozen to burn Monday in California with the largest being the Mendocino Complex Fire, which grew to 273,000 acres. Officials said it's the second largest wildfire in California history.

Elsewhere in the state, the Carr Fire claimed one more life over the weekend, bringing the death toll to seven. The Shasta County blaze burned more than 163,000.

--Patch file photo by Renee Schiavone