<p>Fire officials in California said</a> the Lilac Fire burning near San Diego was at 98 percent containment on December 14.</p><p>The wildfire was one of a number burning in the state since early December. The largest of the fires, the Thomas Fire, had burned 249,500 acres and was at 35 percent containment</a> on December 14.</p><p>One firefighter, 32-year-old Cory Iverson, was killed, Cal Fire San Diego announced on December 14</a>.</p><p>This timelapse video shows the beginning of the Lilac Fire from Boucher Hill on December 7. Credit: Nevada Seismological Lab via Storyful</p><br />
