Silver fire in Inyo and Mono counties scorches 1,250 acres
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The Silver fire in Inyo and Mono counties continued to burn Monday morning, scorching 1,250 acres and spurring evacuations.
The National Weather Service has issued a high wind warning for Monday, with gusts up to 65 mph forecast for parts of central California that could cause further fire spread.
Less than 15 miles from the Silver Fire, the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest's trees are thousands of years old, including the storied Patriarch Tree.
The NWS Las Vegas NV issued a wind advisory at 4:35 a.m. on Monday valid between 8 a.m. and 9 p.m. for White Mountains of Inyo County.
Evacuations were ordered in Laws, a tiny Inyo County community just east of Bishop, and also in Chalfant in Mono County — as well as the White Mountain Estates neighborhood between the two. About 30 miles of U.S. 6, a north-south route, were closed.
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