Panic fills residents forced to evacuate from Valley Fire

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. -- Panicked residents flee the Valley Fire as it burns in three North Bay counties.

RESOURCES: Valley Fire evacuation centers, school closure information

PHOTOS: Fire crews battle massive Valley Fire

The Valley Fire that started burning in Lake County and Napa County on Saturday, September 12, 2015 has forced more than 17,000 people to evacuate and has destroyed several hundred and up to 1,000 homes.

DONATIONS: How to help victims of the Valley Fire where you live

Mandatory evacuations have been called for Bottle Rock Road, High Valley Road, Hwy 175 Cobb, Hwy 29 Tubbs Lane (Calistoga, Napa County) to Hwy 29/Hwy 53( Lower Lake, Lake County) Butts Canyon Road to Napa County Line, including Berreyssa Estates. Communities of Cobb, Seigler Canyon, Loch Lomond, Middletown and Hidden Valley Lakes

An advisory evacuation is in effect Pine Flat Road 5000 and above, Geysers Road out of Healdsburg 6000 block and above and Geysers Road out of Geyserville 9400 block and above.

VIDEO: Massive fire spreads to 3 North Bay counties

The fast-moving Valley Fire in Lake, Sonoma and Napa counties has exploded to 61,000 acres, destroyed up to 400 homes, and forced 17,000 people to evacuate.

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