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A fire that started Saturday night in steep, rugged terrain in Big Sur quadrupled in size Monday, prompting the evacuations of residents and visitors from luxury resorts including the Ventana Big Sur hotel and Post Ranch Inn,

The fire spread to verges and trees after a lorry caught fire on the A31 near Ringwood.

Fire danger continued in the Pacific Northwest and Western Canada over the weekend, posing challenging conditions for crews battling to keep destructive blazes from spreading across the region with at least four fire-related deaths reported.

A Valley Springs man was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of recklessly causing the Gann Fire, which has burned more than 10,000 acres and forced mandatory evacuations in Northern California's Calaveras County.

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection announced that it had found a deceased individual along the path of the Gann Fire.

The Old Trails and Autumn Lane fires were each 13% contained Wednesday, and the Fairview Fire was 5% contained, according to fire officials.

Authorities in San Mateo County have made an arrest in connection with massive fire that heavily damaged a condominium complex in Foster City over the weekend, as investigators determined the cause of the fire.