The Mill Fire started in Weed, a small town that's 280 miles north of San Francisco.
, but Cal Fire could not confirm this and said the exact location where it started and the cause is under investigation.by 2 p.m. and reached 2,581 by 8 p.m. Cal Fire said the fire was spreading at a"dangerous rate."With views of Mountain Shasta looming in the distance, Weed is a small town with a population of about 2,600 people; it's 280 miles north of San Francisco. Edgewood, Carrick and Lake Shastina are among the unincorporated communities surrounding Weed.
Suzi Brady, a Cal Fire spokeswoman, told SFGATE on the phone Friday evening that structures have burned in the blaze, but she could not confirm how many or give general locations.
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