Evacuation orders affecting hundreds of people were issued in California and Oregon as wildfires neared small towns, including one that's a prime location for viewing the eclipse. Officials say the blaze is producing heavy smoke while burning in forests at higher elevations and sagebrush in lower areas. The U.S. Forest Service said the fire grew to more than 4 square miles (more than 10.36 sq. It burned an additional 14 square miles Friday and has charred an estimated 44 square miles (113.96 sq. One fire burned 17 square miles (44 square kilometers) in Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness, and another in Gospel Hump Wilderness had burned 21 square miles (54 square kilometers).

Source: Fox News August 19, 2017 16:23 UTC