Silver Fire breaks out in central California and explodes to over 1,000 acres in a day
A vegetation fire erupted in central California over the weekend, quickly spreading to over 1,000 acres in a day and prompting evacuations in multiple counties.
A vegetation fire erupted in central California over the weekend, quickly spreading to over 1,000 acres in a day and prompting evacuations in multiple counties.
The Silver Fire ignited at 2:11 p.m. local time Sunday in Inyo County near Highway 6 and Silver Canyon Road, north of Bishop, near the state border with Nevada.
Hours later, evacuation orders were issued for the Laws in Inyo County, Chalfant in Mono County and the White Mountain Estates neighborhoods, and a 30-mile stretch of U.S. Highway 6 was closed.
The inferno quickly grew to 1,000 acres by 8 p.m. and is at zero percent containment, according to the Inyo County Sheriff's Office. As of Monday morning, it had spread to 1,250 acres.
Photos of the blaze by Cal Fire showed thick plumes of black smoke rising from orange flames consuming dry, yellowed brush.
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