Hundreds of people near the California-Nevada border were under evacuation orders on Wednesday, September 4, as a fire in Northern California’s Tahoe National Forest exploded in size and threatened 280 structures, local media
reported.Livestream footage from Beckwourth Peak near Loyalton, California, shows plumes of smoke on Tuesday afternoon.By Wednesday morning, the Bear fire burned 3,000 acres (4.7 square miles) and was zero percent contained, fire officials
said. Credit: ALERTCalifornia | UC San Diego via Storyful