RAGING INFERNO
THE Peter Fire roared through 200 acres of vegetation in California on Thursday, destroying homes and sparking evacuations.
At least three homes were burned after the inferno started around mid-afternoon on Thursday in Shasta County.
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Cal Fire initially said that 15 acres were burning but the blaze quickly grew to a 200-acre sprawl.
The Shasta County Sheriff's Office issued evacuation orders in multiple areas surrounding the flames.
The American Red Cross opened an evacuation center at West Valley High School to assist those affected, reported.
At least three homes have been destroyed by the growing fire, the reported.
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Crews were using air resources over the fire to try to quell the blaze.
Evacuations were issued for La Colina Terrace at Beacon, Peter Pan Gulch at Olinda, and streets between Peter Pan Gulch to Twyla.
PG&E cut power to nearly 1,800 customers due to the threat of the fire.
The cause is currently under investigation.
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This comes just days after a wildfire in Yosemite National Park threatened the famous grove of sequoia trees.
The large grove of giant sequoias next to the Washburn Trail was closed to the public on Friday as fire officials investigate what caused the blaze.
Fire officials responded to wrap the tree's massive trunks in foil to protect them from the blaze, a Yosemite fire information spokesperson said.
The blaze threatened to destroy nearly 500 trees.
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Hundreds of firefighters responded to control the flames, alongside water-dropping helicopters and an air tanker that dumped flame retardant, the fire spokesperson said.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
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