A massive Central Coast wildfire could soon top 100,000 acres of land burned.
As of 10:30 a.m. Thursday, the Gifford Fire had burned 96,106 acres. Containment is now at 15%. The northwest edge of the fire surged Wednesday night, prompting new evacuation orders in the Huasna and Willis Ranch areas of San Luis Obispo County.
Nearly 3,000 people are helping to battle the wildfire, which started last Friday off Highway 166 about 15 miles northeast of Santa Maria. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
No structures have been reported lost, but the number potentially at risk has grown to 1,500.
Firefighters expect difficult conditions Thursday and Friday, with temperatures topping 100 degrees, low relative humidity, and light winds.
