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.
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