Heat, wind spur California fire; evacuation hits Nevada area
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Firefighters monitor the Sugar Fire, part of the Beckwourth Complex Fire, as it burns at Frenchman Lake in Plumas National Forest, Calif., on Thursday, July 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
BECKWOURTH, Calif. – A California wildfire that closed nearly 200 square miles of forest forced evacuations across state lines into Nevada on Friday as winds and scorching, dry weather drove flames forward through trees and brush.
The Beckwourth Complex which began as two lightning-caused fires in Plumas National Forest showed “extreme behavior, fire information officer Lisa Cox said Friday evening.
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