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| California's Lake County wildfire claims another 23 square miles overnight | California's Lake County wildfire claims another 23 square miles overnight |
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| Related: California wildfires threaten mountain towns as blaze intensifies | Related: California wildfires threaten mountain towns as blaze intensifies |
| The destructive wildfire roaring through northern California’s parched Lake County surged ahead overnight, churning through an extra 23 square miles as Saturday turned into Sunday. | |
| A California department of forestry and fire protection spokesman, Daniel Berlant, tweeted on Sunday morning that the fire had burned up 62 and a half square miles. | A California department of forestry and fire protection spokesman, Daniel Berlant, tweeted on Sunday morning that the fire had burned up 62 and a half square miles. |
| Authorities say the fire erupted in Lake County, about 100 miles north of San Francisco, on Saturday afternoon and rapidly chewed through brush and trees parched from several years of drought. | Authorities say the fire erupted in Lake County, about 100 miles north of San Francisco, on Saturday afternoon and rapidly chewed through brush and trees parched from several years of drought. |
| An unconfirmed number of structures were destroyed. Entire towns as well as residents along a 35-mile stretch of highway were evacuated. | An unconfirmed number of structures were destroyed. Entire towns as well as residents along a 35-mile stretch of highway were evacuated. |
| Four firefighters suffered second-degree burns in fighting the blaze and were hospitalised, in stable condition. | Four firefighters suffered second-degree burns in fighting the blaze and were hospitalised, in stable condition. |
| Firefighters made gains, meanwhile, in their efforts to corral a 101-square-mile wildfire about 70 miles southeast of Sacramento. | |
| More than 4,000 firefighters were working to beat back the flames and crews increased containment to 20% by early Sunday. Mandatory evacuations remained in place. | |
| The fire, which broke out on Wednesday, destroyed 86 homes, 51 outbuildings and was threatening about 6,400 more. Teams had arrived by Sunday to assess the damage. | |
| Authorities said the dry conditions, steep terrain and limited access to the flames were making for a challenging firefight. |