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(NewsNation) — Several wildfires sparked by lightning successful California's Central Valley person prompted evacuation orders crossed 2 counties arsenic of Wednesday.
The blaze has dispersed astir 12,000 acres crossed Calaveras and Tuolumne counties, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
The idiosyncratic blazes — referred to arsenic the 6-5, 2-7 and 2-2 fires — person been designated the "TCU September Lightning Complex."
Fire conditions were expected to persist done astatine slightest Thursday, per the National Weather Service. No injuries oregon deaths person been reported.
Photos: California wildfires sparked by lightning deed Chinese Camp
A occurrence blazes down a motion speechmaking "Chinese Camp." (Credit: CALFIRE Calaveras Unit)
The 6-5 Fire, portion of TCU September Lightning Complex, burns supra the Tuolumne River successful Tuolumne County, Calif., connected Sept. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
Smoke from the 6-5 Fire wafts implicit the Chinese Camp assemblage of Tuolumne County, Calif., connected Sept. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
CALFIRE crews respond to fires successful Tuolumne and Calaveras Counties. (Credit: CALFIRE Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit)
CALFIRE crews respond to fires successful Tuolumne and Calaveras counties. (Credit: CALFIRE Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit)
CALFIRE crews respond to fires successful Tuolumne and Calaveras counties. (Credit: CALFIRE Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit)
At slightest 5 homes burned successful the agrarian Chinese Camp Town, which has a premix of freestanding and mobile homes.
Chinese Camp, located astir 60 miles eastbound of Stockton, was settled by Chinese miners aft they were driven retired of a adjacent camp, according to Visit Tuolumne County.
Originally called Camp Washington, its sanction was soon changed to bespeak the thousands of radical from China who settled there.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
