Hot, dry conditions could stoke wildfires this weekend

With a new round of weather warnings in place for the weekend, firefighters continued their battle to prevent the deadly wildfires burning in Northern California from growing, officials said Saturday.

The Mendocino Complex — two blazes that together rank as the largest wildfire in California history — surged by more than 12,000 acres overnight to 325,226 acres, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

The blaze was 67 percent contained.

Firefighters worked overnight to keep the fire within the Mendocino National Forest. The blaze already has scarred parts of Colusa, Mendocino and Lake counties, Cal Fire officials reported.