More than 82,000 people flee Southern California wildfireGINA FERAZZI/LOS ANGELES TIMES A firefighter radios that the Blue Cut fire is burning on both sides of Highway 138. More than 82,000 people have been told to flee the latest fire eating across the drought-parched US state of California. About 82,500 people from some 34,500 homes were under mandatory evacuation orders, San Bernardino County fire spokesman Eric Sherwin said. Neither the California Department of Forestry, which led the investigation that resulted in Pashilk's arrest Monday, nor the Lake County sheriff or district attorney would discuss what led authorities to him. In central California, a wildfire near Lake Nacimiento destroyed 12 structures, damaged others and threatened 200 homes.

Source: Stuff August 17, 2016 02:26 UTC