The fire near the city of Shasta Lake has grown to 40 acres and is 20% contained, with evacuation orders still in place.
Authorities have confirmed that Marine engineers from Camp Pendleton were detonating explosives in the forest around the time of the fire’s ignition.
The Shasta County Sheriff’s Office issued mandatory evacuation orders for residents on Walker Mine Road, west of Lake Boulevard, which runs north-south.By 5 p.m., the fire had grown to 40 acres and was 20% contained with evacuation orders still in place, said Flanagan incident public information officer Jas Shaw.Crews were facing steep and rugged terrain and wind gusts of 10 miles per hour, Shaw said.
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