Historic California mining town filled with Gold Rush-era buildings is wiped off the face of the Earth by huge wildfire
An 'extreme' wildfire sweeping through the hills of California has left dozens of people homeless and reduced one of state's most historic towns to ashes. The 38,000-acre Borel fire is thought to have started at 1pm on Wednesday when a car careened over the side of a canyon on Highway 178 in Kern County, killing the driver and bursting into flames. By Friday night it had reached the outskirts of Havilah before tearing through the nineteenth century prospecting town that was once home to saloons, dance halls, hotels, and shops.
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