YREKA, California: The largest fire in California this year is forcing thousands of people to evacuate as it destroys homes and rips through the state's dry terrain, whipped up on Sunday (Monday in Manila) by strong winds and lightning storms.

The McKinney Fire was zero-percent contained as it burned in the Klamath National Forest in northern California, spreading more than 51,000 acres near the city of Yreka, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) said.

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