4,000 forced from homes by Northern California fire
LOWER LAKE, Calif. — About 4,000 people have fled their homes as a growing wildfire in Northern California burns into a town and destroys at least 10 homes.
Cal Fire officials say the fire about 90 miles north of San Francisco has grown to nearly 5 square miles since it erupted Saturday afternoon.
They have confirmed 10 homes destroyed, but eyewitnesses could see many more.
On Sunday afternoon, the flames jumped a road and marched into Main Street in Lower Lake, a town of about 1,200. A post office, a winery, a Habitat for Humanity office and several businesses were burned in the four-block strip.
A portion of Clearlake, a neighboring town of about 15,000, was also evacuated as firefighters struggled to get a handle on the largely out-of-control fire.
