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A wildfire that broke out in far Northern California has prompted mandatory evacuations of a casino and some 40 rural homes, authorities said Saturday.
The fire burned at least 7 acres of thick, dry brush near Burney, a town of 3,000 located 43 miles northwest of Redding, the Shasta County Sheriff’s office said.
It was 20 percent contained.
Evacuations were ordered for the Pit River Casino.
