Valley Fire Grows To 50,000 Acres; No Containment By Firefighters
Firefighters are battling a quickly growing fire in Lake County that has injured several fire personnel.
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Firefighters are battling a quickly growing fire in Lake County that has injured several fire personnel.
Hundreds of people rushing to escape a massive wildfire charging across the tinder-dry Sierra Nevada foothills said Saturday that they had to make wrenching decisions about what to save - pets, loved ones' ashes - and what to leave to possibly burn.
The fire in Amador and Calaveras counties is prompting mandatory evacuations in both counties.
Cal Fire pulled back the mandatory evacuation order just before 5 p.m. on Friday, but cautioned residents should be ready to leave at a moment's notice.
A Cal Fire spokesperson says that six homes and two outbuildings have been destroyed by the Butte Fire.
A vast and stubborn wildfire that has proven California's biggest this year was expected to spew smoke through the long Labor Day weekend, leaving some campgrounds empty and prompting health warnings.
The Jerusalem Fire, which has been burning since August 9 in Lake County and has charred more than 25,000 acres, is 95 percent contained. Firefighters say they expect to have the fire 100 percent contained on Monday.
Wildfires continued across the drought-plagued West on Saturday, leading residents to flee their homes and authorities to scramble for resources to beat back the flames.
Authorities revealed Wednesday that the destructive Rocky Fire was caused by a faulty gas water heater.
The Jerusalem Fire, which has been burning for more than a week about 100 miles north of San Francisco is 95 percent contained.
Rio City Café in Old Sacramento will be closed Tuesday after a fire broke out in the restaurant's kitchen early this morning.
A fire that has been burning for more than a week about 100 miles north of San Francisco has destroyed nine homes and charred more than 39 square miles, one of 19 major fires burning in California.
Days after nearly losing her summer home to one California wildfire, Nicole Ruff breathed a sigh of relief after learning that firefighters and a firebreak cleared by her husband had saved it from a second blaze.
The Jerusalem Fire has doubled in size overnight from 6,000 to 12,000 acres. It is still burning out of control.
California firefighters are mourning the loss of yet another firefighter killed in the line of duty.
