Idyllwild, Jul 26 (AP/UNB) — A wildfire in a rural northern region of California has tripled in size overnight and more evacuations have been ordered.
The fire in Shasta County was estimated at more than 31 square miles (80 square kilometers) Thursday morning.
The local California Highway Patrol office says that the fire is now in the community of Old Shasta and people in the community of West Redding should prepare to leave.
The hamlet of French Gulch that dates to the Gold Rush era was evacuated after a vehicle problem ignited the blaze on Monday.
In Southern California, thousands remained evacuated Thursday as a suspected arson wildfire burned in the San Jacinto Mountains east of Los Angeles.