Evacuees described heavy smoke and chunks of ash raining down from massive flames near Weed, about 70 miles north of the city of Redding.
“I’ve been through it before, so long as the wind stays in the direction it is, I’m all right. But I know the wind switches quickly,” he said by phone. She grabbed a suitcase full of important documents, as well as water and her computer, iPhone and chargers, and headed out the door. She said she evacuated for the Lava Fire about two years ago and firefighters were able to keep the flames out of her subdivision. She hopes they will be successful this time as well.
Firefighters were focusing on mopping up hotspots and building more containment lines, trying to get most of the hard work done before the midday heat, Cal Fire said.California is in the grip of a prolonged heat wave. Temperatures have been so high that residents have been asked for three consecutive days to conserve power during late afternoon and evening hours when solar energy declines.
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