A vegetation fire erupted in central California, spread to 1,250 acres and prompted evacuations in several counties.

The blaze, which is being called the Silver Fire, was reported at around 2:10 p.m. on Sunday near Highway 6 and Silver Canyon Road, just north of Bishop.

The Silver Fire erupted Sunday afternoon along Route 6 in Inyo County, about 5 miles northeast of Bishop in the Owens Valley.

One person is dead and another is accounted for after a mobile home caught fire Saturday evening on the 1300 block of Oakland Road in North San Jose.

Despite the fire ban, a wildfire at Table Rock State Park, which ignited on Friday, has already consumed over 1,000 acres and continues to grow.

All told, the size of orange and red patches on the new maps is 3,626 square miles — an area nearly twice the size of Delaware.

A vegetation fire in California rapidly spread to 1,250 acres on Sunday, prompting evacuations of parts of Inyo and Mono counties. The fire was first reported just after 2 p.m. PT near Highway 6 and Silver Canyon Road north of Bishop,