Flames consume houses as massive fires rapidly expand in California

Flames demolish houses and fields in Vacaville, California, as a series of massive fires quickly spread in the north and centre of the US state, forcing more evacuations.

Authorities said the fires had consumed nearly 350,000 acres in the central and northern part of the state, including in the wine regions of Sonoma and Napa, which are still recovering from deadly, devastating fires in recent years. Evacuation orders were expanded in several counties on Thursday overnight.