LOS ANGELES — A cluster of fires burning in steep and dry terrain in Northern California has spread to more than 1,100 acres, forcing evacuations in rural areas of Trinity and Humboldt counties.
The U.S. Forest Service, which is managing the response, said lightning strikes from a thunderstorm ignited a dozen fires in the Six Rivers National Forest on Friday. Firefighters reduced those burns to eight through initial attacks and officials named the remaining blazes the Six Rivers Lightning Complex.
Timber, debris from logging and dead trees are fueling the fires, which burned with zero percent containment, according to an incident update at 7 a.m. Sunday morning.
