The fire forced more 13,000 residents to evacuate and ultimately destroyed 43 homes and 53 outbuildings, authorities said.
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By Wednesday night, the fire remained along ridge tops near Kings Canyon, according to Hume Lake Christian Camp.
The wildfire had burned across 65 square miles and was just 3 percent contained as it was bearing down on the popular recreation spot Hume Lake in the national park, officials said.
A wildfire burning in the Sierra National Forest has jumped a river and highway and forced thousands of people near Hume Lake to flee, authorities said Wednesday. “Please help us mobilize the Christian community around the country to pray”, says Dathan Brown, Executive Director.
“We are trusting God, and we are asking you to pray”.
The Rough Fire began with a lightning strike on July 31, 2015 and now encompasses over 30,900 acres.
Smoke from the fire was hurting the search for a 62-year-old hiker who became separated from her group and had been missing for several hours.
On Thursday, evacuation warnings were issued to residents about 40 miles east of Fresno in the communities of Crabtree, Sampson Flat, Davis Flat and Clover Meadows.
Wildfires throughout California have kept more than 11,000 firefighters on front lines for weeks. While temperatures for the weekend are expected to be cooler statewide, warm and dry conditions will keep an elevated threat for more fires across the foothills and mountains. His department ordered the evacuation late Tuesday afternoon.
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On the Central Coast in San Luis Obispo County, some 800 people returned to their homes after firefighters stopped the growth of a wildfire of more than 5 square miles.
