The blaze charred more than 51,000 acres as of Sunday morning and remained 0% contained as it barreled out of control through the Klamath National Forest.
Supercharged by gusty thunderstorms and drought-ravaged trees, the McKinney Fire exploded over the weekend into California’s largest fire of 2022 — wiping out houses, sending 1,300 people fleeing for safety and forcing dozens of hikers to be rescued from the Pacific Crest Trail near the California-Oregon border.barreled out of control through the Klamath National Forest
“Our concern with the city is just the escalation, with how quickly this came to pass,” Jason Ledbetter, Yreka’s city manager, said. Meanwhile, firefighters worked to save houses lining Highway 96, while laying in dozer lines to protect the small communities of Yreka and Fort Jones to the east and south of the blaze. Some parts of the fire — particularly to the east — were so smoky that planes and helicopters had trouble dropping water or fire retardant.
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