© CBSCalifornia fire officials say the Bully Fire started Friday afternoon in a forested area in Shasta County.
A 1,200-acre fire erupted Friday afternoon in the unincorporated community of Igo, a few miles from Redding in Northern California. It was 10 percent contained by nightfall.
Evacuations were ordered near some roads to clear the way for fire crews and as a precaution in case a wind shift drove flames toward scattered homes in the area, state fire spokesman Dennis Mathisen said.
The fire was burning in a foothill area of brush and oak, he said.
Aircraft and about 280 firefighters were on the scene but the work was challenging because the fire seemed to be heading into steeper areas.
"They still have a lot of work ahead of them," Mathisen said.
Comment: It's hardly arson if they broke out in multiple locations simultaneously across the state. Teenagers are a convenient scapegoat to keep folks believing the authorities can do anything about earth changes. Note that they acknowledge the Santa Ana winds are supposed to happen in October, not May! Did the teenagers cause that too?...