Two firefighters got hurt, and over 100 houses were emptied because of a fast-spreading wildfire on Sunday. It burned 14,000 acres of mostly dry grassland in Northern California.
The fire, called the Corral Fire, is in San Joaquin County near the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, about 50 miles from San Francisco.
People living west of the California Aqueduct, south of Corral Hollow Creek, and west to Alameda County, and south to Stanislaus County were told to leave immediately, said emergency officials in San Joaquin.
Two firefighters were injured in the fire, said Cal Fire Battalion Chief Josh Silveira. One had minor injuries, and the other had moderate injuries, but both were expected to be okay.
The fire started on Saturday near Interstate 580 on the western edge of Tracy. By midnight, it had spread to about 11,047 acres, with only 13% under control.
On Sunday afternoon, Cal Fire said the fire had grown to 14,000 acres and was 30% contained.
“This is a reminder that fire season is all year round. Even though we had a wet winter, the plants are dry now. People in California should be aware of the fire danger,” Silveira told ABC News.