California Wildfire Forces Evacuations, Destroys Land

The Post Fire, also known as the Blaze, started on Saturday and is currently burning near the Interstate 5 freeway in Gorman, approximately 62 miles (100km) north-west of Los Angeles. The California state park services evacuated 1,200 people from the Hungry Valley recreation area due to the fire. Although no homes were threatened by the blaze, two commercial buildings have been damaged. The fire is being battled by 400 firefighters armed with 70 firetrucks and two bulldozers, but it remains only 2% contained. The fire is moving in a southeast direction towards Pyramid Lake, according to Cal Fire.