Wildfire shifts away from Crown King toward Horse Thief Basin

UPDATE:

Things are looking a little better for the town of Crown King Wednesday morning. Manpower fighting the Lane 2 fire was bumped up to 450.

Wind gusts and storm activity caused the fire to grow. It has now burned more than 7,000 acres. While the wind whipped up the flames, it also pushed the fire away from Crown King.

That means another area is now the focus for firefighters Wednesday -- Horse Thief Basin.

Fire officials said the Lane 2 Fire is now about 5 percent contained.