Firefighters in Northern California were battling a fresh wildfire that broke out Monday east of Sacramento and forced a number of evacuations.
The fire burning in Amador County quickly spread to 959 acres (388 hectares) as of just after 7 p.m. Monday, according to Cal Fire. The fire agency had said earlier on Twitter that the fire was 75 acres (30 hectares) in size and “burning at a dangerous rate of spread in dry grass.”
The Amador County Sheriff’s Office said about 100 people celebrating the Fourth of July at a beach along a river in the area had to be evacuated when the fire broke out, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.
Emergency responders took those evacuated to a nearby Pacific Gas & Electric Co. facility, where they are safe but may be stuck for some time, according to Amador County Sheriff Gary Redman.
The fire is one of several burning in the state.
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