A rapidly spreading wildfire dubbed the Woodside Fire has triggered evacuation orders in Sonoma County, California. The wildfire has prompted the evacuation of Salt Point State Park and the closure of a stretch of State Highway 1 near Timber Cove.
Officials said the fire was first reported around 1:45 pm Thursday in the 24000 block of Highway 1 and had grown to approximately 74 acres.
The blaze also prompted an air quality advisory for Sonoma and Marin counties as smoke spread toward the Petaluma area. Officials said the blaze is burning through heavy timber and is being pushed by winds. This has created difficult firefighting conditions for the firefighters.
