California wildfire rages unchecked, threatens homes, shuts interstate

California wildfire rages unchecked, threatens homes, shuts interstate Reuters By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A wildfire burned unchecked early on Friday in northern California, threatening homes and shutting down an interstate highway where motorists had to race from their vehicles. The Delta Fire has already scorched 22,000 acres (8,903 hectares) since it began on Wednesday in a Shasta-Trinity National Forest canyon along the Sacramento River, about 250 miles (402 km) north of San Francisco, the California Interagency Incident Management Team said in an advisory. As of Thursday, firefighters had been unable to contain the blaze, said Brandon Vaccaro, a spokesman for the Delta fire command team, but a gradual rise in humidity is forecast, which could help slow the fire's growth. The post California wildfire rages unchecked, threatens homes, shuts interstate appeared first on Firstpost. FirstPost Unsubscribe from these notifications or sign in to manage your Email Applets.