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ANGELS CAMP, Calif. ( KCRA ) -- Evacuations remain in effect after a series of fires sparked by lightning started in two Northern California counties.

While Cal Fire, the state's fire management agency, has not reported structure damage, KCRA 3 was able to visually confirm several structures either destroyed or damaged in the historic Tuolumne County gold mining community of Chinese Camp.

TCU September Lightning Complex acreage, containment The series of fires, grouped together by Cal Fire as the TCU September Lightning Complex, has collectively burned at least 11,977 acres as of 7:42 a.m., up from the 9,383 acres reported at 9:45 p.m. Tuesday.

Earlier Wednesday morning, Cal Fire listed the acreage at 12,473, but numbers can change with better sur

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