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Fast-moving wildfire threatens Weed, Calif. Updated: Sep 02, 2022 03:21 PM A A A fast moving wildfire in Weed, California, is forcing evacuations Friday afternoon. The communities of Weed, Lake Shastina and Edgewood were placed under evacuation at 2 p.m. Friday due to the Mill Fire, according to the Siskiyou County Sheriff Office's Facebook page. Residents in those areas were asked to leave immediately. By 2:50 p.m., the fire was reported at 1,228 acres and had jumped Jackson Ranch Road and was burning into the community of Lake Shastina, which is north of Weed, according to the Redding Record Searchlight. Firefighters have asked for at least five more strike teams to help fight the fire. Meanwhile, a temporary evacuation center is being set up at the Siskiyou County Fairgrounds in Yreka, according to scanner reports. This story is breaking and will be updated.