Wildfires Have Destroyed More Than 73,000 Acres Across 3 States and Are Spreading Fast

A firefighter watches as a helicopter drops water on the Lake Hughes fire in Angeles National Forest, north of Santa Clarita, Calif., on Aug. 12, 2020. Ringo H.W. Chiu/AP Photo

Firefighters across three Western states are battling wildfires that have destroyed more than 73,000 acres.

Evacuations orders have been issued in areas threatened by the Lake Fire in California’s Los Angeles County, the Mosier Creek Fire in central Oregon, and the Pine Gulch and Grizzly Creek fires in Colorado.