The Gifford Fire continued to burn Monday in California’s Central Coast region, prompting expanded evacuation orders and road closures as the blaze grew to more than 65,000 acres. The fire, which ignited Friday afternoon northeast of Santa Maria in the Los Padres National Forest,

A wildfire in Southern California has burned over 65,000 acres in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, officials said.

The blaze injured three people, put hundreds under evacuation orders and threatened 460 structures, officials said.