Lava fire swells to 13,300 acres, forcing evacuations, as blazes ignite across California
Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times
June 29, 2021
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A bulldozer operator works on a fire line as vegetation burns nearby at the Lava Fire on Monday, June 28, 2021, north of Weed, Calif. (Scott Stoddard/Grants Pass Daily Courier via AP)Scott Stoddard/AP
LOS ANGELES — In what is perhaps an ominous harbinger of the coming fire season, crews are battling multiple wildfires across California while much of the region remains mired in treacherous heat and bone-dry conditions.
The largest of the fires, the lightning-sparked Lava fire in Siskiyou County, forced the evacuation of at least 8,000 residents Monday afternoon as gusty red flag conditions fueled the searing flames.