4 firefighters burned in California wildfire

By Ralph Ellis and Jackie Castillio, CNN

Updated 0700 GMT (1400 HKT) September 13, 2015

The Butte Fire has burned down dozens of homes and outbuildings

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Four firefighters injured in Lake County, California, taken to burn center, Cal Fire says
The Butte Fire east of Sacramento has grown to 65,000 acres

(CNN)Four firefighters were injured Saturday as wildfires spread across California and forced evacuations, officials said.

The firefighters were burned in the Valley Fire in Lake County, about 115 miles west of Sacramento. Cal Fire public information officer Daniel Berlant said on Twitter that they were transported to a burn center for treatment, but their conditions were not immediately available.

The fire started as a 50-acre blaze but quickly spread to 25,000 acres by late Saturday, Berlant said. Mandatory evacuations have been ordered for the communities of Cobb, Middletown, Harbin Hot Springs and Big Canyon Road.

Calaveras counties, about 70 miles east of Sacramento, has grown to 65,000 acres, Cal Fire reported. It has destroyed at least 85 residences and 50 outbuildings and threatens 6,150 homes.

"This fire has continued to grow at such a fast rate. It's threatening more and more homes," Berlant said Saturday on CNN. "With the dry conditions we have across California, this fire has been explosive in the size and just how quickly (it) has been able to grow."

Alexis Woodruff evacuated her family out of their house in Amador County, CNN affiliate KTXL reported.

"Losing everything you own and having to replace everything is a scary thought," she said.

Jamie Levingston came from another town to help move animals out of the fire zone.

"I would want help if it was my home," she told KTXL. "They're our neighbors. Of course, we're going to come and help."

About 3,300 firefighters are on the scene and about 100 officers and deputies from 23 agencies have responded to a request for mutual aid, Berlant said.