Residents across two Southern California counties have been forced to flee their homes as firefighters struggle to contain a nearly 50,000-acre wildfire.
The Gifford Fire erupted along Highway 166 west of Cayama on Friday afternoon and has since exploded in size. As of Sunday evening, the blaze has raged across 49,761 acres and is just 3% contained.
The fire is burning actively on both sides of the highway, with more active spread on the south side, and smoke is visible throughout the area. Evacuation orders have been issued in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties. It comes as wildfires are creating out of control ‘fire clouds’ that cannot be contained. It comes after a chilling map pinpointed the 10 safest nations to flee to during a nuclear World War 3.
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Three people injured by Gifford Fire
Three people have been injured by the Gifford Fire so far, Forest Service officials said. One civilian was airlifted by helicopter to hospital with burn injuries while two contractors were injured in a UTV rollover incident, Fox Weather reports…