Red Bank Fire in NorCal grows to 6,000 acres, evacuations ordered

A wildfire in Northern California burned over 1,000 acres on Thursday and evacuations were ordered for Tehama County, where the fire originated. A wildfire in Northern California burned over 1,000 acres on Thursday and evacuations were ordered for Tehama County, where the fire originated. Photo: Courtesy Of The Nevada Seismological Laboratory Photo: Courtesy Of The Nevada Seismological Laboratory Image 1 of / 17 Caption Close Red Bank Fire in NorCal grows to 6,000 acres, evacuations ordered 1 / 17 Back to Gallery

A wildfire in Northern California that burned 6,000 acres on Thursday was caused by lightning, according to Cal Fire. The Red Bank Fire was zero percent contained as of Thursday night and evacuations have been ordered for parts of Tehama County, where the fire originated.

Scott McLean with Cal Fire said fire crews will be working overnight to try to contain the blaze, which grew rapidly after it was first reported Thursday afternoon.

"Hopefully, the winds will calm and the temperature will cool down overnight so the fire stops growing," McLean told SFGate.

Cal Fire originally reported that the fire was 20 acres at 1:25 p.m. Over the course of several hours Thursday, the fire spread over thousands of acres.

Cal Fire reported at 3:52 p.m. on Tuesday that the so-called Red Bank Fire off of Hammer Loop and Petty John roads in Tehama County, 10 miles west of Red Bluff and just over 30 miles southeast of Redding, had grown to 1,000 acres. In 2018, 38,000 people evacuated from Redding as the Carr Fire spread through Shasta County.

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The Tehama County Deputy Sheriffs Association reported that there are mandatory evacuations in place for the area from Shasta Trinity National Forest to Petty John at 3:38 p.m.

At 4:38 p.m., the association said there were mandatory evacuations from the four corners of Reeds Creek Road, Petty John Road, Vestal Road and Cannon Road to Highway 36 West. Then at 5:32 p.m., the association said there were mandatory evacuations Highway 36 West from Tedoc to Vestal and all roads south of that.

There is also an emergency advisory has been issued for R Wild Horse Ranch in Platina (Shasta County), Calif.

This story is developing and will be updated as details emerge.

Drew Costley is an SFGATE editorial assistant. Email: drew.costley@sfgate.com | Twitter: @drewcostley