Wildfire in California: Massive fire in California wildfires, thousands of people flee; many injured

Forest fires in rural northern California took a formidable form on Saturday. Thousands of people got scorched due to the fire, while many houses caught fire. The fire that started Friday afternoon at a wood products plant soon spread to the north bank of Weed. People are running away from their homes due to fear of fire. People reported heavy smoke and pieces of ash falling under it.

The world was ending, it seemed

Annie Peterson said she was sitting on the porch of her home near Rosberg Forest Products when she suddenly saw smoke rising in the sky, which was coming towards her. Soon her house and about a dozen other houses caught fire, she reported that members of his church helped her and her son evacuate. Amy said the scene of smoke and flames looked like 'the world was ending' 

Many people got burnt in the fire

Cal Fire spokeswoman Suzi Brady, a Cal Fire spokeswoman, said several people were injured in the fire. At the same time, Allison Hendrickson, spokeswoman for Dignity Health North State Hospitals, said that two people were brought to Mercy Medical Center Mount Shasta. One was in stable condition and the other was transferred to UC Davis Medical Center, which houses the burn unit. 

'The empty building burned down'

Rebecca Taylor, communications director for Rosberg Forest Products in Springfield, Oregon, said it was unclear whether the fire started on or near company property. He said a large empty building on the edge of the company's property burned down. He said all the employees have been evacuated and no casualties were reported.

Fire spread with the speed of 56 kmph

The fire, called the mill fire, is spreading at 35-mph (56-kph). It soon encompassed 4 square miles (10.3 square kilometres) of land. The flames spread rapidly through tinder—hay, brush, and wood. Weed and the people around were asked to leave the place.

Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency for Siskiyou County and said it had received a federal grant "to help ensure the availability of critical resources to control the fire.

9 thousand people affected

Power outages were reported at the time of the fire, affecting about 9,000 customers and leaving several thousand without electricity late into the night, according to an outage website from power company Pacificorp. The reason for the lack of electricity was said to be a forest fire. 

This is the third major wildfire in California history, which has been hit by a prolonged drought and is now spreading rapidly because of the heat. Thousands were ordered to flee on Wednesday as fires raged in Caustic north of Los Angeles and in eastern San Diego County near the Mexican border, where two people were severely burned and several homes destroyed.

The Mill Fire was burning about an hour's drive from the Oregon state line. A second fire broke out Friday near the community of Gazelle, a few miles north of the fire. The Mountain Fire burned more than 2 square miles (6 square kilometers) but no injuries or building damage have been reported.

In recent years the entire region has repeatedly suffered devastating wildfires. The Mill fire was only 30 miles (48 kilometers) southeast of where the McKinney Fire broke out in late July. Four people died in this and dozens of houses were destroyed. 

The visible impact of climate change

Scientists say climate change has made the West hotter and drier over the past three decades. This would make wildfires more destructive. Over the past five years, California has experienced the largest and most devastating fire in the state's history.