PATTERSON, Calif. Strong winds and rugged terrain are making for tough going as firefighters battle a wildfire near the Stanislaus and Santa Clara County lines.
At last check, the fire had consumed nearly 17-thousand acres and was heading southwest over ranch land toward Henry Coe State Park.
A spokesman for the state Department of Forestry and Fire Protection says eight buildings -- mostly hunting cabins and lodges -- have been destroyed.
Another 80 buildings and a winery are threatened by the blaze.
Three firefighters have been treated for minor heat-related illnesses. Some residents in the area have voluntarily evacuated.
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More than 1,200 firefighters battled an enormous wildfire in the desert east of Los Angeles for a fifth day Thursday, but reported only 15 percent containment.
The fire has charred 37,000 acres, destroyed 42 houses, 55 other buildings and 91 vehicles around the high Mojave desert community of Yucca Valley 100 miles east of Los Angeles, authorities said.
At least eight firefighters and two civilians have suffered minor injuries, The Los Angeles Times reported. Wednesday, firefighters labored in 108-degree temperatures.
The fire, called the Sawtooth Complex fire, was started Sunday by a lightning strike.
Everything that can make a complex fire is lined up here, state fire official Karen Guillemin told the Times. You have the winds, the steep canyons and the low humidity.
Lightning strikes sparked four other fires in the nearby San Gorgonio Wilderness Wednesday, burning more than 2,000 acres, the report said.
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