01:36 California Man Has Video of His Home Burning in Wildfire A California man has video of his home burning in the North Creek Complex Fire.

At a Glance A large wildfire forced the entire town of Mariposa to evacuate, although the order has since been lifted.

The fire has grown to more than 110 square miles and destroyed 50 homes.

A massive wildfire in the foothills west of Yosemite National Park forced thousands to flee their homes and destroyed at least 50 homes.

The blaze is burning in the Central Valley of California and has been named the Detwiler fire. Just 15 percent contained, the inferno has torched more than 110 square miles – larger than the city of Seattle – and destroyed nearly 100 structures, including at least 50 homes , according to Calfire.

The fire, which began Sunday afternoon, forced all 2,000 residents in the town of Mariposa to evacuate, unsure of the fate of their homes. Firefighters lifted the evacuation order for Mariposa on Friday and reopened Highway 140 between the town and Yosemite, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection spokesman Andy Isolano said.

The blaze had crept within a half-mile of Mariposa, but crews were able to stop it by dropping red fire retardant and using bulldozers and hand crews to build fire brakes, said Cal Fire spokesman Jason Motta.

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As many as 1,500 structures were threatened, officials told the Associated Press. Up to 5,000 people overall were evacuated since the fire began burning, according to KPIX.

"The place is like a ghost town," Mariposa bed and breakfast owner Carol Dewey told the AP. "This fire has really devastated the area, business is just flat."

The inferno led California Gov. Jerry Brown to declare a state of emergency on Tuesday , according to ABC News.

"I don't think we can emphasize enough how erratic and active this fire activity is – especially with this fire," Mariposa County Sheriff Doug Binnewies told KFSN-TV, as reported by ABC News. "It's done stuff that we've never seen before."

More than 3,000 firefighters are battling the wildfire, according to Calfire. Firefighters are dealing with 17 blazes across California.

Nevada Fire Burns More Than a Dozen Homes

Residents of a northeastern Nevada community were allowed to go home Tuesday after crews were able to get a large wildfire under control and push it away from residential areas.

The so-called Oil Well fire has burned more than 11 square miles in Elko County, damaging or destroying at least 14 homes, according to the AP. Interstate 80 was shut down for several hours Monday because of the blaze, but the road has since reopened and evacuation orders were lifted for the town of Osino, the report added.

An estimated 100 homes were evacuated because of the wildfire , KUTV.com reported. At one point, more than 500 homes were threatened by the blaze, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation , according to KOLO-TV.

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