JACKSON, Calif. (AP) β A Northern California wildfire chewed through a mountainous region near Sacramento Tuesday after forcing evacuations in two counties.
The Electra Fire erupted Monday afternoon at a recreation area in Sierra Nevada Gold Country that was packed with Fourth of July revelers, forcing 85 to 100 people celebrating the holiday at a river to shelter at Pacific Gas & Electric Co. facility, said Amador County Sheriff Gary Redman.
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