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Firefighters hold Holy fire line overnight, containment at 59 percent

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Firefighters were able to hold the Holy fire line overnight, keeping the wildfire’s burned acreage at 22,986 and containment at 59 percent, Cleveland National Forest officials announced on Twitter Tuesday.

The fire, first sparked Aug. 6, allegedly by a suspected arsonist who is in custody, has been burning for more than a week and has prompted thousands of residents in Orange and Riverside counties to evacuate and forced the closure of a vital link between the two regions, Highway 74, also known as Ortega Highway.

  • With fire retardant dropped by air tankers covering much of the area, a firefighter looks for hot spots behind homes along Gateway Drive in Lake Elsinore on Saturday morning, August 11, 2018, after the Holy fire burned through the area forcing thousands in neighborhood to be evacuated.
    (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Trilogy community resident Barry Sherman, 75, cleans ash and debris from the Holy fire outside his Corona, Calif. home on Monday, August 13, 2018 as voluntary evacuation remained in effect. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

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  • Sarah Russell, of Sarah’s Strong is Sexy bootcamp, volunteers with her clients to wash residents cars that were impacted by ash and fire retardant from the Holy fire at McVicker Park in Lake Elsinore on Monday, August 13, 2018. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

  • Volunteers Brenda Guzman, right, and sister, Fernanda, 14, wash ash and fire retardant off of emergency personnel vehicles at McVicker Park in Lake Elsinore on Monday, August 13, 2018. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

  • Residents clean-up ash and retardant from the Holy fire off their home in the 29100 block of Edgewood Drive in Lake Elsinore, Calif. on Monday, August 13, 2018. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

  • Public works maintenance Adam Stantz sprays down ash and fire retardant in front of homes impacted by the Holy fire in the 29000 block of Ridge Ct. in Lake Elsinore, Calif. on Monday, August 13, 2018. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

  • After being evacuated from the Sycamore Creek neighborhood in Corona on Wednesday, August 8th due to the Holy fire, from left, Maddie Joyce, Ben Dowsett, Emma Joyce and Ceri Dowsett were allowed to return to get clothing as they pull their luggage along Campbell Ranch Road in Corona on Saturday, August 11, 2018.
    (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • A sign lets visitors know that the Glen Ivy Hot Springs in Corona is closed on Saturday, August 11, 2018, as the Holy fire burns in the mountains in the Cleveland National Forest nearby.
    (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • With fire retardant covering some of the hillside vegetation, a firefighter looks for hot spots on a ridge along Gateway Drive in Lake Elsinore on Saturday morning, August 11, 2018, after the Holy fire burned through the area forcing thousands in neighborhood to be evacuated.
    (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • The Holy fire burns in the mountains in the Cleveland National Forest near Glen Ivy Hot Springs in Corona on Saturday, August 11, 2018.
    (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • People stop along Temescal Canyon Road and watch as air tankers drop fire retardant along a ridge in the mountains of the Cleveland National Forest above Glen Ivy Golf Club in Corona on Saturday, August 11, 2018, just ahead of the Holy fire which has burned for six days.
    (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • An air tanker makes a drop of fire retardant along a ridge in the mountains of the Cleveland National Forest above Glen Ivy Golf Club in Corona on Saturday, August 11, 2018, just ahead of the Holy fire which has burned for six days.
    (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • A firefighter finds a hot spot on a ridge along Gateway Drive in Lake Elsinore on Saturday morning, August 11, 2018, after the Holy fire burned through the area forcing thousands in neighborhood to be evacuated.
    (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • After returning to their neighborhood following an evacuation, Stephen McDonald, left, and his wife, Jenesa, center, along with neighbors James Gassor, second from left, and Glen Huggins, right, look for hot spots behind the McDonald home on Gateway Drive in Lake Elsinore on Saturday morning, August 11, 2018, after the Holy fire burned through the area forcing thousands in neighborhood to be evacuated.
    (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Fire retardant dropped by air tankers covers a hummingbird feeder at the home of Stephen and Jenesa McDonald on Gateway Drive in Lake Elsinore on Saturday morning, August 11, 2018, after the Holy fire burned through the area forcing thousands in neighborhood to be evacuated. No homes were lost in the neighborhood.
    (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Fire hoses lay in front of the home of Stephen and Jenesa McDonald on Gateway Drive in Lake Elsinore on Saturday morning, August 11, 2018, after the neighborhood was evacuated on Wednesday, August 8th because of the Holy fire burning in the hills of Cleveland National Forest behind the homes.
    (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Fire retardant dropped by air tankers covers the home of Stephen and Jenesa McDonald on Gateway Drive in Lake Elsinore on Saturday morning, August 11, 2018, after the Holy fire burned through the area forcing thousands in neighborhood to be evacuated.
    (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • With fire retardant covering some of the hillside vegetation, a firefighter looks for hot spots on a ridge along Gateway Drive in Lake Elsinore on Saturday morning, August 11, 2018, after the Holy fire burned through the area forcing thousands in neighborhood to be evacuated.
    (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • A firefighter looks for hot spots behind homes along Gateway Drive in Lake Elsinore on Saturday morning, August 11, 2018, after the Holy fire burned through the area forcing thousands in neighborhood to be evacuated.
    (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • A firefighter looks for hot spots on a ridge along Gateway Drive in Lake Elsinore on Saturday morning, August 11, 2018, after the Holy fire burned through the area forcing thousands in neighborhood to be evacuated.
    (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • The California Highway Patrol closes Indian Truck Trail at Campbell Ranch Road in Corona on Saturday morning, August 11, 2018, due to evacuations of homes in the area during day 6 of the Holy fire in Lake Elsinore and Corona.
    (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • An air tanker makes a drop of fire retardant along a ridge in the mountains of the Cleveland National Forest above Glen Ivy Golf Club in Corona on Saturday, August 11, 2018, just ahead of the Holy fire which has burned for six days.
    (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Some of the fire crews fighting the Holy fire pitch tents on a soccer field at Lakeside High School in Lake Elsinore on Saturday, August 11, 2018. The fire burned through the area forcing thousands in neighborhoods to be evacuated.
    (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • A sign on a soccer field fence at Lakeside High School in Lake Elsinore on Saturday, August 11, 2018, informs visitors of sleeping fire crews in tents that have been fighting the Holy fire which burned through the area forcing thousands in neighborhoods to be evacuated.
    (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • One of the fire crews fighting the Holy fire pitched a tent on in the goal on a soccer field at Lakeside High School in Lake Elsinore on Saturday, August 11, 2018. The fire burned through the area forcing thousands in neighborhoods to be evacuated.
    (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Cars stop in the middle of the road with more parked along side, as the California Highway Patrol closes Indian Truck Trail at Campbell Ranch Road in Corona on Saturday morning, August 11, 2018, due to evacuations of homes in the area during day 6 of the Holy fire in Lake Elsinore and Corona.
    (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • A firefighting helicopter picks up water at Corona Lake on Saturday morning, August 11, 2018, during day 6 of the Holy fire in Lake Elsinore and Corona.
    (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • An air tanker makes a drop of fire retardant along a ridge in the mountains of the Cleveland National Forest above Glen Ivy Golf Club in Corona on Saturday, August 11, 2018, just ahead of the Holy fire which has burned for six days.
    (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

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Authorities have lifted some evacuation orders, but others remained in effect in Holy Jim, the Trabuco Canyon recreation residence tracts, the Blue Jay and Falcon campgrounds, El Cariso Village and Rancho Capistrano.

Dipping temperatures and forecasted monsoon conditions could continue helping the firefighters who are battling the fire. But high temperatures are expected to kick up again beginning Wednesday.

Live updates on the Holy fire burning near Lake Elsinore, Orange County

A smoke advisory issued by the South Coast Air Quality Management District remained in place on Tuesday, with the organization warning that air quality may continue to reach unhealthy levels or at least be worse than normal in areas impacted by smoke in parts of Riverside, San Bernardino and Orange counties.