VIDEO BLOG: Wildfires across California
Fires spread from north to central California
CHICO, Calif. (KYMA, KECY) - WIldfires originating in northern California have spread towards central California, with hundreds of homes destroyed and thousands of people evacuated.
Fire officials expect the fires to continue spreading as wind speed increases due to the warming temperatures.
The Dixie fire has burned over 600,000 acres of lands as another thousand firefighters are sent to control the situation.
The Caldor fire threatens central California with at least 62,000 acres already burned; the fire has been zero percent contained.
The Cache fire spreads through Lake County, burning 80 acres and leaving at 1,600 people evacuated. Shelter has been placed in a local high school, and the fire is 20 percent contained.
For more on California's wildfires, check out the wildfire tracker on KYMA.com.