A forest fire in California continues to rage and is zero per cent contained as of Thursday morning, just a day after the explosive blaze trapped dozens of drivers in their big-rigs and vehicles along a freeway.
The Delta Fire in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest grew after it shut down Interstate 5 Wednesday afternoon.
It forced truckers and motorists to abandon vehicles and flee to safety.
Fire officials said the wildfire tripled in size overnight, prompting mandatory evacuations.
The US Forest Service said the blaze burning along Interstate 5 near Redding has spread across 14,720 acres. It had reached 5,120 acres on Wednesday.
Officials did not immediately say how many people the evacuation order affected. The fire is in a rural area with scattered homes.
A shocking video shows the moment an explosive wildfire trapped dozens of terrified drivers along a California freeway
The wildfire closed down dozens of miles of a major California freeway only weeks after a nearby blaze left neighborhoods in ruins and killed eight people
A shocking video of trapped drivers was shared on Instagram. It shows the moment a terrified woman begged her boyfriend to abandon their big-rig as they watched the fire grow rapidly.
In the video, the woman is heard pleading with her boyfriend to get out of their vehicle and leave as the fire raged closer to them.
'Brandon we got to get out and walk! We can't stay right here,' the woman yells.
'It's coming so close, please... we got to walk baby,' she says through tears as trees burst into flames and sheets of fire roiled on the side of the roadway of Interstate 5.
In the terrifying footage several big-rigs are seen attempting to back up and escape the fire, but traffic was at a standstill.
The wildfire closed down dozens of miles of a major California freeway only weeks after a nearby blaze left neighborhoods in ruins and killed eight people.
The Delta Fire erupted Wednesday afternoon and within hours had devoured more than 5,000 acres of timber and brush on both sides of Interstate 5 near the Oregon state line.
It was reported at 12.51pm near the Vollmers exit on I-5 north of Lakehead, California.
Initially reported as three fires, they merged into one fire.
The blaze was human-caused, fire officials said, but they didn't indicate whether it was arson or accident.
Truckers were forced to abandon their vehicles as flames roared up hillsides.
About 17 big-rigs were abandoned and at least four caught fire, Lt Cmdr Kyle Foster of the California Highway Patrol's Mount Shasta office told the Los Angeles Times.
The blaze was human-caused, fire officials said, but they didn't indicate whether it was arson or accident. A firefighter is seen dousing what's left of a burned vehicle along Interstate 5
Truckers were forced to abandon their vehicles as flames roared up hillsides, fire officials said
About 17 big-rigs were abandoned and at least four caught fire, Lt Cmdr Kyle Foster of the California Highway Patrol's Mount Shasta office said
The Delta Fire erupted Wednesday afternoon and within hours had devoured more than 5,000 acres of timber and brush on both sides of Interstate 5 near the Oregon state line
US Forest Service workers helped the driver of one flaming truck to safety and other truckers and firefighters aided other drivers, Foster said.
'There's vehicles scattered all over,' Brandon Vaccaro with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection told the Redding Record Searchlight.
'Whatever occurred here was probably pretty ugly for a while.'
According to a GoFundMe account, at least one family lost their home in the fire. Doug Kulak created the account for his parents who lost their home in the fire.
'Everyone got out safe but there is nothing left. My parents would never ask for help but I know they don’t even have any clothes right now so I’m asking for any help at all,' he wrote.
About 45 miles of the I-5 are closed in both directions, said Chris Losi, a spokesman for the Shasta-Trinity National Forest.
California Highway Patrol Officer Jason Morton said officials from different agencies will meet Thursday to determine if they can reopen the highway, which is a key route for commercial trucks.
The highway runs from the US-Mexico border through California, Oregon and Washington state to the US-Canada border.
The blaze also delayed Amtrak's Coast Starlight service between Sacramento and Oregon.
US Forest Service workers helped the driver of one flaming truck to safety and other truckers and firefighters aided other drivers
'There's vehicles scattered all over,' Brandon Vaccaro with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said. The road remained closed through Wednesday night and there was no immediate word on when the lanes would reopen
About 45 miles of the I-5 were closed in both directions, said Chris Losi, a spokesman for the Shasta-Trinity National Forest
Scattered rural homes and cabins in and around the forest were under evacuation orders, from the community Lakehead north to the Siskiyou County line, Losi said.
'It isn't a lot of people,' he said.
The fire was showing 'critical' behavior - burning fiercely and moving rapidly - but was still far away from any large towns, he added.
Siskiyou County Sheriff Jon Lopey said the fire seems to have slowed, but since it's burning about 15 miles from the city of Dunsmuir.
Residents of Dunsmuir, which has a population of about 1,500 people, were issued an evacuation warning, urging them to be prepared to leave if the fire threatened.
There were no reported injuries or fatalities from the Delta Fire.
The Delta Fire is one of several burning in California.
A forest fire raging in Sierra Nevada has spread to more than 4,480 acres after shutting down a major highway along the eastern spine of California and forcing the evacuation of a military base.
The fire was only three per cent contained Thursday morning after a day of fire behavior described as extreme and erratic.
The Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, campgrounds and other areas were evacuated Wednesday.
Ranchers were told to prepare to move livestock out of the area.
The fire has closed stretches of US 395, State Route 108 and the Pacific Crest Trail.
A nearby fire in the Redding area burned some 1,100 homes and killed eight people last month. It was only fully contained last week.
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