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The
Pawnee Fire, which broke out on Saturday near the Mendocino
National Forest 70 miles (110 km) northwest of Sacramento, had
destroyed 22 buildings and charred more than 10,500 acres (4,200
hectares) by late Monday night, according to the California
Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
California Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency
for Lake County, the location of the blaze, on Monday.
The scores of firefighters who will seek to contain it on
Tuesday face the prospect of temperatures of 95 degrees
Fahrenheit (35 C), 15 mile-per-hour winds and 30 percent
humidity, according to the National Weather Service.
The fire was 5 percent contained on Monday evening, the
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said.
The Pawnee is one of four major wildfires burning in California
as temperatures rise across the state. None are reported to have
caused injuries.
To the east, the Lane fire in Tehama County had blackened 3,800
acres and threatened 200 buildings, fire officials said. It was
40 percent contained.
The Shu Fire burning some 50 miles (80 km) east of Sacramento
near the El Dorado National Forest, was threatening the
community of Happy Valley, fire officials said, prompting
evacuations and road closures. That blaze was 50 percent
contained.
The Stoll Fire, north of Chico, had burned 270 acres and
destroyed multiple homes since breaking out on Saturday,
according to CalFire, but was 60 percent contained on Monday.
(Reporting by Brendan O'Brien; editing by John Stonestreet)
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