<br /> <p>California’s Thomas Fire continued to grow overnight, hitting 234,200 acres burned on Tuesday, December 12. The fire stood at 20 percent contained.</p><p>Nearly 900 buildings have been destroyed and thousands more in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties were threatened, a news report said. Thousands have been evacuated since the fire started burning a week ago.</p><p>The town of Carpinteria, where this video was taken, declared a local state of emergency on Monday because of the growing wildfire, a news report said</a>. Evacuation orders were issued for the town over the weekend.</p><p>The wildfire became the fifth largest in state history on Sunday. Credit: Santa Barbara County Fire Department via Storyful</p><br />
