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At least 37,000 people were evacuated Friday from the Redding area of northern California, where the flames had destroyed at least 125 homes.
The fire, which recorded at least two tornadoes of flames, "all burned on its way" said Scott McLean, a spokesman for Cal Fire, a news agency. State in charge of the fight against forest fires
buildings, and windows of broken vehicles, he added. Local firefighters warned that the flames could continue to move into urban areas before the wind changed direction or could contain the fire.
They were also asked to wait for the flames to gain strength Weather forecasts indicate an increase in temperatures to 43 degrees Fahrenheit and an increase in wind speed.
Lightning and a lawn mower were the source of the devastating fires in the forests surrounding the mountains and lakes of the Central Valley.
The fire, which struck Monday and has already killed two people, began as a result of a mechanical problem in a vehicle, officials said. The flames, erratic and uncontrolled, are spreading fast Thursday and even the Sacramento River prevents its progression towards Redding. According to firefighters, nearly five thousand buildings are under threat.
We do not fight a fire, "said Cal Fire's Jonathan Cox." We're moving people away from the flames, who are deadly and moving at a speed and in a way that we've never had views in this region. "
Elsewhere in the state of California, on the west coast of the United States, large active remains near Yosemite National Park and the San Jacinto Mountains, to the east of Los Angeles and near Palm Springs
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