Fawn Fire in Northern California quickly spreads, prompting evacuation

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Northern California authorities have ordered evacuations in response to a new wildfire spreading in the area. 

The Shasta County Sheriff's Office issued a mandatory evacuation order because of the Fawn Fire burning in the unincorporated Mountain Gate area north of the city of Redding at the far north end of the Central Valley.

Residents were told to temporarily gather in a parking lot at Shasta College in Redding. 

It was not immediately clear how many residents are affected. People living in other areas were warned to be prepared to leave if more evacuations are ordered.

The fire has grown to more than 1 square mile since it started Wednesday afternoon and was just 5% contained.

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Statewide, more than 9,000 firefighters remained assigned to 10 large, active wildfires, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

Ed Christopher, left, Deputy Fire Director at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, looks over the Four Guardsmen at the entrance to General Sherman at Sequoia National Park, Calif., Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021. (AP)

California fires have burned 3,671 square miles this year, destroying more than 3,200 homes, commercial properties and other structures.

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Those fires include two big forest blazes growing in the heart of California's giant sequoia country on the western slope of the Sierra Nevada.