Cooling temperatures could help firefighters tackle California blaze

Flames consume a house near Old Oregon Trail in California (AP)

Firefighters hope shifting winds and cooling temperatures over the next few days will help them battle a wildfire in a forest in California’s far north that has displaced thousands of people and burned at least 100 structures.

Authorities have arrested a 30-year-old woman on suspicion of starting the Fawn Fire in the Mountain Gate area north of the city of Redding in the US state.