A California wildfire exploding through bone-dry timber has prompted Nevada authorities to evacuate a border community as flames leapt on ridgetops of nearby mountains.
The Beckwourth Complex a merging of two lightning-caused fires in northern California headed into Saturday showing no sign of slowing its rush north east from the Sierra Nevada forest region after doubling in size a few days earlier.
The Sugar Fire is part of the Beckwourth Complex Fire (Noah Berger/AP)
The fire is one of several threatening homes across western states that are expected to see fierce heat through the weekend as a high-pressure zone blankets the region.
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