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SMC Evacuation Center Moved As CZU Lightning Fire Rages

The evacuation center was moved to Half Moon Bay High School from Pescadero High School.

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Separate lightning-sparked fires in San Mateo and Santa Cruz counites that started around 3 a.m. on Sunday have merged and have burned through a combined 40,000 acres with zero percent containment as of 8 a.m. according to Cal Fire.
Separate lightning-sparked fires in San Mateo and Santa Cruz counites that started around 3 a.m. on Sunday have merged and have burned through a combined 40,000 acres with zero percent containment as of 8 a.m. according to Cal Fire. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)

SAN MATEO COUNTY, CA — An evacuation center for San Mateo County residents has been moved to Half Moon Bay High School (1 Lewis Foster Dr.) in Half Moon Bay, officials announced Wednesday.

The evacuation center had previously been set up in Pescadero at Pescadero High School.

The center will be open to San Mateo County residents as the CZU Lightning Complex rages.

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Separate lightning-sparked fires in San Mateo and Santa Cruz counites that started around 3 a.m. on Sunday have merged and have burned through a combined 40,000 acres with zero percent containment as of 8 a.m. according to Cal Fire. The blaze has destroyed 20 structures and 8,593 others are threatened.

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