A California wildfire has injured “several people” and destroyed multiple homes as more than 7,500 residents have been forced to evacuate.

Iran PressAmerica:  A fast-moving fire in northern California has destroyed multiple homes, injured "several people" and forced thousands of residents to leave immediately, jamming roadways at the start of a sweltering Labor Day weekend. 

The Northern California blaze destroyed multiple homes Friday and forced as many as 7,500 residents to leave immediately, jamming roadways at the start of a sweltering Labor Day weekend. Suzi Brady, a Cal Fire spokeswoman, said several people were injured and taken to a hospital. She said she didn’t know the extent of their injuries.

The Mill Fire started on the property of Roseburg Forest Products, a lumber mill north of the town of Weed, and quickly burned through homes in the nearby neighborhood of Lincoln Heights and prompted evacuation orders for thousands of people, said Weed councilwoman Sue Tavalero on Friday. 219

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