Thousands of people have been evacuated as a wildfire ignited over the weekend in Northern California tripled in size within a day and almost leveled a small town, officials said.
The Caldor fire"exploded in size Monday night," the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services tweeted Tuesday. The fire, burning in El Dorado County, California, has charred more than 30,000 acres and is 0% contained, Cal Fire officials told CNN on Tuesday night. "The fire continues to pose a high risk to multiple populated communities," Cal Fire said in a Tuesday update. Crews battle Western wildfires that have caused thousands of evacuationsGov.
Hide Caption 18 of 47 Photos: Wildfires raging in the WestScott Griffin surveys his property, which was destroyed by the Bootleg Fire in Sycan Estates, Oregon.Hide Caption 19 of 47 Photos: Wildfires raging in the WestFlames consume a home as the Dixie Fire tears through the Indian Falls community of Plumas County, California, on July 24.
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