Wildfires burn across 10,500 acres in Northern California

By Brooke Conrad

Published June 26, 2018 4:53pm ET

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Wildfires burn across 10,500 acres in Northern California — A tree burns during the Pawnee fire in Spring Valley on Monday in Lake County, Calif. Thousands were forced to flee their homes Monday as major wildfires encroached on a charred area of Northern California still recovering from severe blazes in recent years, sparking concern the state may be in for another destructive series of wildfires this summer. | (Paul Kitagaki Jr./The Sacramento Bee via AP)

Wildfires in Northern California have blazed across 10,500 acres since the weekend.

On Monday, Gov. Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency in Lake County, the location of the largest fire, which is about 120 miles north of San Francisco. While no casualties have been reported, the fires have destroyed at least 22 buildings, and 600 more lie in danger.

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