Creek Fire Update: 60 Homes Destroyed, Over 25,000 Evacuated As Fire Burns Nearly 144,000 Acres
As extreme weather continues to strike the Western United States, the Creek Fire, which started on Friday night northeast of Fresno, California, has already burned nearly 144,000 acres and destroyed 60 homes, according to fire officials.
"As of last night we had issued evacuations to approximately 8,000 homes, impacting between 25,000 and 30,000 people," said Fresno County Sheriff's spokesperson Tony Botti in an email to Newsweek.
The California National Guard deployed three helicopters on Tuesday morning to rescue dozens of people, including campers and hikers, from the Sierra Nevada Mountains as the wildfire grew. A spokesperson for the state's National Guard told Newsweek that they rescued at least 148 people trapped by the fire on Tuesday, bringing the total number of people airlifted to safety to 362 and 16 dogs since Friday. Fire officials say it is unknown how many more people are seeking rescue.
Over the weekend, over 200 people were rescued from the Mammoth Pool Reservoir Area after being trapped by the Creek Fire and two people were in serious condition due to burns.
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