The fast-moving Mill Fire erupted on Friday in the area of the Roseburg Forest Products mill in Weed, a small city just over 50 miles from the Oregon border. 

There were reports of burn victims and destroyed homes in a neighborhood. Thousands were forced to leave their homes in the communities of Weed, Lake Shastina and Edgewood.

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8:15 p.m.: Help available for animals in fire evacuation zones

The Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office is offering animal welfare checks for people who had to evacuate from Mill and Mountain fire areas without their pets or livestock. 

Evacuees can go to the Siskiyou County website at bit.ly/3Qc9Hsf and fill out a form to request a welfare check.

6:50 p.m.: Mill Fire explodes Friday afternoon

The Mill Fire exploded in size to 2,580 acres — up from 900 acres at 3 p.m., according to Cal Fire. 

There is no containment on the fire, burning north of Weed near Lake Shastina. 

The blaze damaged and destroyed multiple structures, including homes, but Cal Fire has not yet released the total number of structures.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation, Cal Fire said.

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#MountainFire S/W of #Gazelle in Siskiyou Co: No details on the size of fire, but large amount of smoke on cameras & some resources being diverted to this fire. Refer to map below for dispatched location. Updates will be in a thread below + on WD at https://share.watchduty.org/incident/1210

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#MillFire (#Weed, Siskiyou Co) – Via Zonehaven/Siskiyou Co OES Evacuation Shelter:

Karuk Wellness Center, 1403 Kahtishraam,

Yreka Large Animals: Siskiyou Fairgrounds (530) 340-1038 250 Sharps Road, Yreka

Dog Shelter: Rescue Ranch (530) 842-0829 2216 E Oberlin Rd, Yreka

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#MillFire (#Weed, Siskiyou Co) – The fire has reached the Muskrat Rd & Buffalo Rd area in Lake Shastina w/ structures about to be impacted per law enforcement.

Evacuation Orders expanded SIS-3710 SIS-3713 SIS-3716 SIS-5111 SIS-5117 SIS-5120 LEAVE NOW

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#MillFire (#Weed, Siskiyou Co) – All of Lake Shastina is going under evacuation orders. Traffic issues in the Hwy 97 area due to a large traffic back up from evacs. FIRIS is over the fire & added a map for 555 acres. Trying to get retardant drops on N side of Jackson Ranch Rd.