Wildfires continue in Lake County, California

Flames continued to engulf the Lake County in northern California on Sunday. Firefighters raced to dig breaks and make other preparations ahead of a frightening weather system. That system was packing high winds and more of the lightning that sparked the huge blazes and scores of other fires around the state, putting nearly a quarter-million people under evacuation orders and warnings.

It’s been the most destructive blaze, accounting for five deaths and 845 destroyed homes and other buildings. Since Aug. 15, more than 500 fires of varying sizes have burned throughout California, blazing 1.2 million acres. Of those, about two dozen major fires were attracting much of the state’s resources.