LAKEPORT, Calif. (AP) — Backed by important firefighting resources, crews are gaining ground against a massive Northern California blaze that has destroyed numerous buildings and driven thousands of people from their homes, officials said.
The wildfire that has raged across more than 100 square miles of parched terrain was 30 percent contained Wednesday, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said.
As firefighters and equipment from outside the state poured in to battle the blaze burning about 100 miles north of San Francisco, more than 13,000 people were required or urged to leave their homes, vacation cabins and campsites.