California Wildfire Grows, 1,500 Under Evacuation Orders

A wildfire in Northern California that forced 1,500 people to flee their homes continues to grow and is heading toward a sparsely populated area in a region hit hard by wildfires in recent years, Cal Fire said. The fire in Lake County north of San Francisco has burned 13,500 acres and was 25 percent contained as of Tuesday evening. The blaze burning through dry brush, grass and timber has destroyed 12 homes and 10 other buildings since it started on Saturday. It is threatening another 600 buildings. About 1,500 people remain under mandatory evacuation orders, Smith said.