An army of firefighters made major progress over the weekend in efforts to contain a massive wildfire burning on the Central Coast.
The Gifford Fire has burned 117,000 acres of land, and is 32% contained as of Sunday afternoon.
The fire started August 1 off of Highway 166 about 15 miles northeast of Santa Maria.
It's threatening more than 2900 structures. About 800 people have been evacuated. Two structures have been reported destroyed. There have been seven fire related injuries.
The fire is burning in both Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties. Highway 166 remains closed from Santa Maria to New Cuyama.
Nearly 4,000 people are now helping in the battle to control the fire.
