California Firefighters Make Significant Progress Against Wildfire East of San Francisco Bay

California’s largest wildfire so far this year was significantly surrounded June 3 after blackening a swath of hilly grasslands between San Francisco Bay and the Central Valley. The Corral Fire was 75 percent contained after scorching more than 22 square miles during the weekend, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said. One home was destroyed and two firefighters were injured. The wind-driven fire erupted June 1 afternoon on land managed by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, one of the country’s key centers for nuclear weapons science and technology. The cause was under investigation. Thousands of people in the area, including parts of the San Joaquin County city of Tracy, were ordered to leave for evacuation centers Saturday. Evacuation orders were lifted when improved weather allowed firefighters to make progress against the flames....