The Mill Fire was reported around 1 p.m. at a lumber facility next to the Weed fire station.
map above shows the evacuation area in red and the warning area in yellow. A shelter has been set up at the Kahtishraam Wellness Center, 1403 Kahtishraam in Yreka.
A 30-mile stretch of Highway 97 is closed, from Weed to just south of Mount Hebron. Interstate 5 remains open, though the evacuation area covers neighborhoods on both sides of it.at a lumber facility next to the Weed fire station. The cause is unknown, said the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.Because of gusty winds and low humidity, a red-flag warning — indicating heightened risk of wildfire — had been called for Siskiyou County from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday.
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