Published 3 years ago

Fast-Moving Wildfire Forces Thousands to Evacuate Northeast of Sacramento

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Smoke from the River Fire billows over Lake of the Pines in this screen capture from a social media video. TWITTER @DennisKPIX/via REUTERSA rapidly spreading wildfire burned homes and forced thousands to evacuate in two heavily wooded counties northeast of Sacramento in Northern California on Wednesday, generating a towering plume of smoke visible from at least 70 miles away.The so-called River Fire scorched 1,400 acres in Pla

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Reuters

Thousands evacuate fast-moving California wildfire; homes burn

A rapidly spreading wildfire burned homes and forced thousands to evacuate in two heavily wooded counties northeast of Sacramento in Northern California on Wednesday, generating a towering plume of smoke visible from at least 70 miles (110 km) away.

3 years ago·United Kingdom

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CNN

California's newest raging wildfire is forcing thousands to evacuate. It sparked as nearly 100 large fires are burning in the US

A newly ignited fire in Northern California has forced thousands of residents to evacuate their homes as the US fights 96 large active fires that have scorched nearly two million acres.

3 years ago·Atlanta, United States

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CBS Local

Downtown Colfax Evacuated In River Fire

Residents and businesses were evacuating the area as the fire has grown to burn 1,000 acres.

3 years ago·United States

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Today

Thousands evacuate fast-moving California wildfire; homes burn

COLFAX, California -A rapidly spreading wildfire burned homes and forced thousands to evacuate in two heavily wooded counties northeast of Sacramento in Northern California on Wednesday, generating a towering plume of smoke visible from at least 70 miles (110 km) away.

3 years ago·Singapore

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FijiTimes

Thousands evacuate fast-moving California wildfire; homes burn

COLFAX, California (Reuters) -A rapidly spreading wildfire burned homes and forced thousands to evacuate in two heavily wooded counties northeast of Sacramento in Northern California on Wednesday, generating a towering plume of smoke visible from at least 70 miles (110 km) away.The so-called River Fire scorched 1,400 acres (566 hectares) in Placer and Nevada counties, with 1,000 acres burnt within the first two hours, the California Department o…

3 years ago·Fiji

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Egypt Independent

Thousands evacuate fast-moving California wildfire; homes burn - Egypt Independent

COLFAX, California, Aug 4 (Reuters) – A rapidly spreading wildfire burned homes and forced thousands to evacuate in two heavily wooded counties northeast of Sacramento in Northern California on Wednesday, generating a towering plume of smoke visible from at least 70 miles (110 km) away.The so-called River Fire scorched 1,400 acres (566 hectares) in Placer and Nevada counties, with 1,000 acres burnt within the first two hours, the California Depa…

3 years ago·Cairo, Egypt

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