4,000-Acre Fire Rages South of Oregon Border

A 4,000-acre blaze raged Sunday in the Modoc National Forest just south of here as erratic winds generated walls of flame that consumed grassland, sage and juniper, authorities said.

As of late Sunday afternoon, the fire just south of the Oregon border in Modoc County remained out of control, a U.S. Forest Service spokeswoman said. No structures were threatened by the blaze and no injuries had been reported. At least 300 firefighters were battling the blaze along with three water-dropping helicopters and one air tanker.