A fire fueled by hot and windy conditions exploded Friday near the small city of Weed in Northern California's Siskiyou County, destroying homes and injuring civilians.
The Mill fire — which erupted during an intense heat wave that is supposed to last until early next week — had grown to 2,580 acres around 6 p.m. Pacific time and remained 0% contained, said Suzi Brady, a spokesperson for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection’s Siskiyou unit.
An unknown number of civilians were treated and transported to nearby facilities for injuries related to the fire, Brady said. She did not know how many civilians were injured, how they were injured or their conditions Friday night. She also confirmed that an unknown number of homes were destroyed.
