Monsoon conditions are helping further contain the Cottonwood Peak Fire in Northern Nevada.

About 40 percent of the blaze, which affected 132,445 acres, had been contained as of Sunday night, up from 20 percent one day earlier, officials wrote in a news release.

The massive burn area is located 3 miles north of Tuscarora, which is about 500 highway miles north of Las Vegas.

The fire was sparked on Aug. 15.

“The fire footprint is under the influence of monsoonal moisture increasing relative humidity and precipitation,” the release said. “Wetting rain fell through early Sunday on portions of the fire with scattered showers and storms continuing throughout Sunday afternoon and evening. Additional storms are expected overnight.”

Weather conditions, however, have raised concerns about gust

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