WEED, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a fast-moving fire in Northern California is threatening hundreds of homes and at least 5,000 residents across three communities have been ordered to leave immediately. The Siskiyou Sheriff’s Office ordered evacuations for the towns of Weed, Lake Shastina and Edgewood after the blaze spread to 500 acres in about an hour Friday. Photos posted on social media showed massive flames in the town of Weed, about 70 miles north of the city of Redding. The fire erupted as crews fight flames in Southern California during a heat wave.
Thousands told to flee 3 towns ahead of fast California fire
