The Latest: Wildfire spreads near Northern California river

Steve Keeling walks through the ashes of his fire ravaged home, Monday, June 27, 2016, in South Lake, Calif. The home was one of the homes and structures that were destroyed by the fire that started Thursday, near Lake Isabella, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) Steve Keeling walks through the ashes of his fire ravaged home, Monday, June 27, 2016, in South Lake, Calif. The home was one of the homes and structures that were destroyed by the fire that started Thursday, near Lake Isabella, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

By Associated Press June 28, 2016 3 min read

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) – The Latest on wildfires burning in the West (all times local):

7 p.m.

Officials say evacuations are underway at a rural subdivision 50 miles northeast of Sacramento, California, as a wildfire climbs out of a steep canyon along the Middle Fork of the American River.

Placer County Sheriff’s spokeswoman Dena Erwin says homes near Todd Valley between the cities of Foresthill and Auburn are being evacuated as a 250-acre fire grows.

She did not know how many homes are affected, but says the fire is approaching a subdivision with large lots and a scattered population.