N. California wildfire burns 1,000 acres, brings evacuations
Submitted by paula on Thu, 06/11/2015 - 11:55pm
A lightning-sparked wildfire has grown to 1,000 acres and led to a handful of evacuations in rural Northern California.
The blaze is burning for the third day Thursday in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest about halfway between Eureka and Redding.
The U.S. Forest Service says 17 helicopter and two air tankers are helping 160 firefighters take on the wildfire.
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