Fast-moving fire kills two,detroys 100 buildings and confirms warnings

(What is happening with “Erskine Fire” in central California is another example of what the climate scientists have been warning the world about for years now – increased bushfire risk with a more lethal intensity – Robert McLean)

The fast-moving central California wildfire
 has been dubbed the Erskine Fire.

A fast-moving central California wildfire that more than doubled in size has killed two people and destroyed 100 structures, authorities say.

Officials are weighing whether to expand evacuation orders in the rural area of the state.

The so-called Erskine Fire broke out on Thursday afternoon in the foothills of Kern County about 68 kilometres north-east of Bakersfield.

The Kern County Fire Department said two people had died, though it did not identify the people or release further details.

Three firefighters were treated for smoke inhalation, officials said, after hundreds of residents were forced to evacuate.

Read the ABC story - “California wildfire: Two dead, 100 homes destroyed during fast-moving Erskine Fire.”