A vegetation fire broke out in the center of California during the weekend, quickly extended to 1,000 acres and caused evacuations in multiple counties.
The silver fire was lit at 2:11 pm local time on Sunday in Inyo County, near the 6th Highway and Silver Canyon Road, north of Bishop, near the state border with Nevada.
Hours later, evacuation orders were issued for the laws in Inyo County, the Calfant in the Mono County and the neighborhoods of White Mountain Estates, and a section of 30 miles of the US 6 of the US 6 miles was closed.
The inferior quickly grew to 1,000 acres at 8 pm and is at zero percent containment, according to the Inyo County Sheriff’s office.
The photos of the heat fire showed thick black smoke feathers that rose from the orange flames that consumed dry and yellowish brush.
The strong winds and bursts that reach up to 35 mph fed the fire, which “created dangerous conditions, based on some aircraft with fire extinguishing and complicating containment efforts,” according to Cal Fire.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation, and an evacuation center has been established in the Bishop Senior Center in Bishop.
The National Meteorological Service has issued a strong wind warning for parts of the Central California from 8 am to 9 pm PT on Monday. Southwest winds from 25 to 35 mph are forecast and gusts are forecast up to 65 mph for the area, which could lead to a greater propagation of fire.
It comes when dangerous fires have been burning throughout the country in recent weeks. The flames exploded in South Carolina earlier this month and continue to burning.
It is expected that the officials of the state of South Carolina raise a prohibition of state burns for most counties on Monday morning. However, five counties, Greenville, Horry, Oconee, Pickens and Spartanburg, face continuous threats of forest fires and will remain under restrictions.
There, Rock Table Fire covers almost 11,000 acres in South Carolina and 574 acres in neighboring North Carolina, and has 9% containment, according to the report of the South Carolina Forestry Commission on Sunday. Meanwhile, the Persimmon Ridge fire burned more than 2,000 acres and has a 24% containment. Mandatory evacuations remain in force for some residents of Greenville County. These fires are fed by dry vegetation and fallen wood that remains as a result of Hurricane Helene.
