A wildfire raging through northern California has more than doubled in size, expanding to about 84 square miles.
The blaze, which has been raging for five days now, in Lake County north of San Francisco has destroyed 24 homes and displaced about 12,000 residents.
According to the BBC, it is one of the 21 fires across the drought-ridden state being battled by about 9,000 firefighters.
The Lake County blaze now threatens a further 6,300 buildings and has forced the closure of two state highways.
