Calif. wildfire forces evacuations
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A fire in the eastern Sierra Nevada mountains is spreading at a critical rate and forcing evacuations, as an atmospheric river drops rain in much of Northern California.The Pack Fire has burned 3,400 acres in the area of Highway 395 and McGee Creek Road,
The Pack fire has grown to 1,000 acres amid high winds, but a coming winter storm might help firefighters control the blaze.
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MONO COUNTY, Calif. -- A fast-moving wildfire in a picturesque California county along the Nevada state border has damaged 15 structures, prompted evacuations and forced the closure of part of a highway on Thursday as firefighters worked to contain it in the face of strong winds.
A fire in the eastern Sierra Nevada mountains is spreading at a critical rate and forcing evacuations, as an atmospheric river drops rain in much of Northern California.
Evacuation warnings are in place for parts of Southern California as an incoming storm could bring potential mudslides and debris flows to burn scar areas.
A wildfire burning in Tuolumne County forced evacuations in parts of the county and remains the largest single fire of the so-called TCU September Lightning Complex Fire. The 6-5 Fire, which started on Tuesday morning, has grown to 7,000 acres and is 10% ...
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County Supervisor Kathryn Barger conceded this week that county fire department was responsible for "a gap" between when evacuation alerts were needed and actually ordered.