A pyrotechnic device used at a gender reveal party sparked a fire that roared through thousands of acres.
early Sunday as flames raced nearby from the Creek Fire that has burned since Thursday. The blaze surrounded Mammoth Pool Campground and destroyed as least half the homes in the town of Big Creek. More than 70,000 acres has burned, and the fire was listed as"0%" contained.
National Guard leader Gen. Daniel Hokanson tweeted a photo of dozens of people crammed onto a helicopter. The fires have burned tens of thousands of acres, destroyed homes and caused the evacuation of thousands of residents.
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