A wildfire that forced the evacuation of hundreds of expensive homes and earlier threatened the Sun Valley ski area was nearly 80 percent contained, AP quoted a fire manager as saying. The mandatory evacuation order was lifted Saturday for the final 100 homes, but they remained under a voluntary evacuation order, fire information officer Tina Boehle said. At one point, 2,500 homes had been under the orders. «We're looking forward to containing this fire,» she said. «Things are looking very good.» The fire was sparked by lightning on Aug. 16 and was 78 percent contained Saturday night after burning 74 square miles (192 square kilometers), she said. No structures had been lost, and no serious injuries were reported, Boehle said. Ten large wildfires were being fought on 1,300 square miles (3,370 square kilometers) of Idaho. The largest remained a complex burning in the Boise National Forest about 80 miles (130 kilometers) northeast of Boise. Those fires had consumed 390 square miles (1,010 square kilometers) and were 26 percent contained.
