Firefighters are battling the uncontained 300- to 350-acre Root Fire and other lightning-ignited fires on Tuesday morning after the blaze forced evacuations and warnings in communities along the Shasta and Siskiyou counties.

Crews fighting the blaze from the air reported a few spot fires burning along the wildfire's perimeter Tuesday morning, but no new fire starts outside of the burn area.

The fire started just before 12:34 p.m. on Monday in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest 3 miles west of Castella and Interstate 5 — at Forest Road 25 and Castle Creek Road, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

It quickly spread through dry brush to 300 acres by Monday night, Cal Fire reported.

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