SACRAMENTO, California - A rapidly moving fire in Northern California had burned about 4,000 acres (1,620 hectares) of land by Saturday morning and prompted evacuations of thousands of residents, some of whom were also injured. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SACRAMENTO, California - A rapidly moving fire in Northern California had burned about 4,000 acres of land by Saturday morning and prompted evacuations of thousands of residents, some of whom were also injured.By Saturday morning, it was about 20 per cent contained, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.California Governor Gavin Newsom proclaimed a state of emergency for Siskiyou County.
Siskiyou County, home to Klamath National Forest, has a population of about 44,000, according to the US Census Bureau. Videos posted on Twitter by local media and journalists showed the fire destroying an industrial building in Weed, burning forested land and spreading through residential areas.Another fire called the Mountain Fire was also simultaneously spreading in Gazelle, located 16km north-west of Weed.
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