Thousands forced to flee 3 NorCal towns as fast-moving fire burns through homes

Christopher Rock, an employee at the Mayten Store in Montague, a town 30 miles north of Weed, said evacuees from the fire had swarmed the pumps.Marco Noriega, brewmaster at Mount Shasta Brewing Company, said they received the notice to evacuate about an hour ago and he sent the 10 customers and three employees away. He said the power is out and they have received little information.

"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. "He said, 'don't linger, grab your computer, grab what you need and get out of the house now. It's coming your way.' So I did," Balfrey told The Associated Press.

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Thousands told to flee 3 towns ahead of fast California fireWEED, Calif. (AP) — A fast-moving fire in Northern California threatened hundreds of homes Friday and authorities ordered at least 5,000 residents across three communities to leave immediately. Residents of the towns of Weed, Lake Shastina and Edgewood to evacuate after the blaze spread quickly in hot and windy conditions, the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. Can you imagine how much water could be taken from Pakistan to Ukraine,China,USA and other places stricken by drought using those destroyers,cruisers aircraft carriers,submarines and hypersonic missiles. Bush
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