COLFAX, Calif. — On Wednesday afternoon, the River Fire broke out off of Milk Ranch Road and Bear River Campground Road, north of Applegate.
The one-day-old wildfire has burned 2,500 acres with zero containment as portions of Nevada and Placer counties were ordered to evacuate Wednesday night.
Journalists, local agencies and people across the area have been sharing photos and videos of the devastation and firefight of the River Fire.
The following is a look at what is going on inside the River Fire.
Photos shared by ABC10 reporters and the Associated Press of the River Fire's destruction.
Gallery: River Fire destruction
Sacramento emergency crews from the Office of Emergency Management, Sacramento Fire and Sacramento Police Department help out fighting the River Fire.
ABC10 Reporter John Bartell gives a look at the devastation from Colfax while he drives through a neighborhood.
Cal Fire and Placer County share a look at how crews have been attacking the fire.
ABC10 Reporter Lena Howland stopped in her tracks when she saw some deer walking along the destroyed homes.
Not all stories are about loss in the fire. Placer County Animal Services shared how they reunited families with their pets left behind in the blaze. Ziggy got to go home to his family on Thursday.
The Placer County Sheriff's Office shows how helicopters have been helping the firefight.
What a difference a day can make. Caltrans District 3 shared what the fire looked like on Wednesday vs. Thursday in the same spot.
From ABC10 reporter Lena Howland: "A welcome site above the #RiverFire this morning near White Oak Drive: Cal Fire working to do another water drop to gain an upper hand on this fire still burning at 0% containment."
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Lena Howland was in Colfax where the #RiverFire has caused a large amount of damage.