Thousands evacuated as California wildfire rages

Thousands of people rushed to escape a massive wildfire charging across California’s tinder-dry Sierra Nevada foothills and another out-of-control fire that broke out in Northern California, injuring four firefighters.

The northern fire began in Lake County, 100 miles (160km) north of San Francisco, and grew to about 15 square miles (39 sq km) in just a few hours, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said.