Story highlights Detwiler Fire in California's Mariposa County has burned more than 45,000 acres since SundayGov. Jerry Brown has declared an emergency for the county(CNN) Kim Strauss didn't see the wildfire consume his California residence, but he says he'd be surprised if the home was still there. Strauss is one of a few thousand people who were told to leave their homes because of a wildfire raging in California's Mariposa County, to the west of Yosemite National Park. He saw the flames approaching from a ridge near his house southwest of Mariposa city on Tuesday morning. The Detwiler Fire, which started Sunday near Lake McClure, has burned more than 45,000 acres and was 7% contained Wednesday morning, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said.

Source: CNN July 19, 2017 20:12 UTC