A large wildfire in Northern California has bumed more than 3000 acres and destroyed roughly 17s homes and businesses north of San The so-called Clayton fire erupted Saturday afternoon, according to the Los Angeles Times, and has forced some 400 residents of the Lower Lake community to evacuate. The fire had seemed more calm on Sunday before wind rapidly enhanced it. It was about 5 percent contained on Monday. "This fire roared through the city lof Lower Lakel like a wave of water it was a wave of fire that came through here," said Lt. Doug Pittman, a Marin County sherif spokesman working on behalf of the forestry department, according to The Associated Press.