Central California issues evacuation orders after wildfire burns 72,000 acres

A huge wildfire in central California has threatened hundreds of homes, with blazes churning through the brush-covered hillsides in Los Padres national forest. At least three people were reported injured, and more than 450 structures were under threat by the Gifford fire, officials said on Monday. The fire had scorched more than 72,000 acres (29,000 hectares)as of Monday evening, after the blaze grew out of several smaller fires that erupted...