The Gifford Fire in California has burned more than 65,000 acres as of Monday, Aug. 4, prompting evacuation orders in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties.

The fire was 3% contained as of Monday evening, according to the U.S. Forest Service Los Padres National Forest and CalFire. The Gifford fire is threatening 460 structures and has injured at least three people, according to the U.S. Forest Service.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Video shows time-lapse of Gifford wildfire

A time-lapse video shows the wildfire approaching Plowshare Peak, California, on Friday, Aug. 1, into Saturday, Aug. 2.

Destruction in the area began when Los Padres National Forest firefighters responded to reports of multiple wildfires along Highway 166 west of Cuyama on Aug. 1, according to an incident report.

Officials said that they expect Aug. 4 to be “another active day” as firefighters work to improve containment lines to prevent the fire from progressing further north

Where is the wildfire burning?

The Gifford Fire is burning within the Los Padres National Forest and northeast of Santa Maria in Santa Barbara County. Evacuation orders have been issued in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties.

Officials noted over the weekend that the fire was near the Madre Fire burn scar. That wildfire, which broke out in early July, burned over 80,000 acres in San Luis Obispo County.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Video shows time-lapse of Gifford wildfire in California

Reporting by Sara Chernikoff and Paris Barraza, USA TODAY / USA TODAY

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