Some 50,000 people were ordered to flee their homes north of Los Angeles on Thursday as a fast-moving wildfire driven by high winds erupted and raged out of control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The so-called Tick Fire near Santa Clarita, about 40 miles north of Los Angeles, broke out in the early afternoon and quickly consumed 5,000 acres, fire officials said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The blaze burned several homes and structures and forced the closure of a major highway and a number of roads, as some 500 firefighters backed by air tankers and helicopters battled the flames.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The fire erupted as much of the state was under a red flag warning because of gusty winds, high temperatures and low humidity which make for perfect conditions for wildfires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In northern California wine country, some 2,000 people were ordered to evacuate after a brush fire erupted late Wednesday, quickly growing from a blaze of a few hundred acres into a 16,000-acre inferno, California fire officials said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mandatory evacuation orders were issued for the community of Geyserville and nearby vineyards after the fire started in a mountainous area and quickly spread, crossing a highway and moving toward homes, the Sonoma County Sheriff\u2019s Office said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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