(CNN) Lower temperatures and weaker winds are helping firefighters get a handle on deadly wildfires that have afflicted California for days, fire officials said Tuesday. JUST WATCHED Dramatic video shows firefighters rescued from California wildfire Replay More Videos ... MUST WATCH Dramatic video shows firefighters rescued from California wildfire 00:59More than 650 wildfires, many sparked by lightning, have burned more than 1.25 million acres in the Golden State since August 15. The fires have left seven people dead and more than 1,400 buildings destroyed, Cal Fire said. Increased humidity and low winds have helped firefighters, many of whom had been working 24-hour shifts , Cal Fire operations section Chief Mark Brunton said Tuesday. "The weather's really cooperating with us," said Brunton, who is helping oversee the battle against the 78,800-acre CZU Lightning Complex Fire southwest of San Jose, in San Mateo and Santa Cruz counties.

Source: CNN August 25, 2020 18:37 UTC