The historic California "Gold Rush" town of Chinese Camp was torched by a rapidly spreading wildfire, burning several homes there.

CalFire, the state's chief fire agency, said the wildfire was caused by lightning. The blaze, known as the 6-5 Fire, has since grown to 6.25 square miles (16.1 square kilometers) in size and forced the evacuation of local areas in central California.

There were no immediate reports of injuries or deaths, but the fire remained uncontained Tuesday night. At least five homes were burning in the rural town, which has a mix of freestanding and mobile homes.

Fire officials have requested additional resources such as fire engines, dozers and an aircraft. Chinese Camp is around 40 miles east of Modesto.

This tracker map from Windy.com shows the fire risk for the

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