A rapidly moving fire in Northern California had burned about 1,620 hectares of land by Saturday morning and prompted evacuations.
The blaze, called the Mill Fire, started on Friday nearly 370 km north of Sacramento. By Saturday morning it was about 20% contained, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.From our newsroom to your inbox at noon, the latest headlines, stories, opinion and photos from the Toronto Sun.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
Siskiyou County, home to Klamath National Forest, has a population of about 44,000, according to the U.S. 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.
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