"Dozens Of Buildings Burn As Gusty Winds Fan California Wildfire"

"A section of Interstate 80 was closed after a second fire ignited near the community of Dutch Flat."

"Dozens of buildings burned and a major interstate was closed as gusty winds fanned a large wildfire in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains and ignited another blaze nearby, authorities said Tuesday.

The Mosquito Fire tore through 51 buildings, destroying 46 of them, in the small community of Michigan Bluff, west of South Lake Tahoe, Placer County Sheriff’s Lt. Josh Barnhart said in a statement.

The sheriff’s office issued new evacuation orders for the region Tuesday, bringing the number of people who have fled the fire to more than 11,000, according to NBC affiliate KCRA of Sacramento."

Tim Stelloh and Todd Miyazawa report for NBC News September 13, 2022.

SEE ALSO:

"Smoke From The Mosquito Fire Begins Creating Unhealthy To Hazardous Conditions In Northern California" (CNN)

"Air Quality Plummets As Smoke From Roaring Wildfires Chokes US West" (Guardian)

"Southern California Mudslides Damage Homes, Carry Away Cars" (AP)

"Wildfire Smoke Causes Worst Seattle Air Quality In 2 Years" (Seattle Times)

"Oregon Wildfire Growth Slows, Evacuation Orders Reduced, But Smoke Still Thick In Some Communities" (Portland Oregonian)

"Mosquito Fire Grows Past 50,000 Acres In ‘Historically Dry’ Brush" (Los Angeles Times)