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The Pack fire had burned around 1,000 acres near Crowley Lake in Mono County on Thursday afternoon.

Firefighting aircraft was grounded due to inclement weather, but rain is on the way.

A wildfire ignited near Crowley Lake in Mono County on Thursday afternoon, quickly growing to 1,000 acres and threatening homes in a nearby trailer park, authorities said.

The blaze, dubbed the Pack fire, was reported at McGee Creek Road west of Highway 395 shortly before 12:30 p.m., according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

The fire was burning at a “critical rate of spread,” growing from three acres to 1,000 within an hour and prompting evacuations around Crowley Lak

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