Temporary evacuation sites were established at Benjamin Foxen Elementary School in Santa Maria and the Cuyama Valley Family Resource Center in New Cuyama, Cal Fire said. The agency also reported that Highway 166 was closed between Highway 101 and New Cuyama.

The Gifford Fire, raging across 30,500 acres in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties, has injured three and forced evacuations, with only 5% containment. Highway 166 is closed, and Cuyama faces air quality alerts.

A wildfire that started Friday exploded over the weekend in Central California, burning over 65,000 acres, according to Cal Fire, with incoming warm weather possibly making it even harder to fight the blaze.