California wildfires have destroyed dozens of homes, leveled a historic community to the ground and left some people unaccounted or injured cnn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cnn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
River Fire Grows To 2,600 Acres; 15% Containment Reported msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
More than a thousand people have been evacuated and 1,000 acres burned Wednesday afternoon as a result of the River Fire that started at the Bear River Campground in Colfax, authorities said.
The fire ignited just after 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon and has grown to more than 2,400 acres. At least 50 structures have been damaged or destroyed.
A rapidly spreading wildfire burned homes and forced thousands to evacuate in two heavily wooded counties northeast of Sacramento in Northern California on Wednesday, generating a towering plume of smoke visible from at least 70 miles (110 km) away.