Evacuations were ordered in parts of Kern County, California, on Thursday, July 25, as the Borel Fire threatened buildings and then ballooned in size to nearly 32,000 acres on Friday evening, July 26.The fire started burning along State Route 178 near Democrat Springs on Wednesday and threatened the Democrat Fire Station “but crews made a stand and defended” the building, according to a statement from the US Forest Service.This aerial infrared footage from FIRIS, a fire-monitoring agency in California, shows the the blaze engulfing hills near Twin Oaks, a community close to the town of Loraine.By Friday night, evacuation orders and warnings were in effect for a number of areas including Bodfish, Breckenridge, Walker Basin, and Havilah, where videos revealed major destruction as a result of the wildfire. Credit: Cal OES FIRIS via Storyful