Quick-moving wildfire scorches historic California gold mining town, burning multiple homes | NYGazet

A quick-moving wildfire scorched thousands of acres Tuesday and burned homes in a California Gold Rush town settled around 1850 by Chinese miners who were driven out of a nearby camp.

Wildfires Asia China See all topics Follow Tuolumne County, California AP — A quick-moving wildfire scorched thousands of acres Tuesday and burned homes in a California Gold Rush town settled around 1850 by Chinese miners who were driven out of a nea... [1463 chars]