Marijuana greenhouses threatened by Lava Fire in Northern California. I hate the name “lava,” because the fire doesn’t come from lava at all. The fire ignited when “lightning” struck Friday morning on U.S. Forest Service land 3.5 miles northeast of the city of “Weed” and 4.5 miles southeast of Lake Shastina. Sounds like a “lightning” fire to me? I did some checking on my own and found that the most recent eruptions in the Lassen area were the relatively small events that occurred at Lassen Peak between 1914 and 1917. But enough about Lava and back to the real story.

The Lava/Lightning fire on Monday morning was estimated at 1,446 acres and 20 percent contained, but pushed by gusting winds, the fire grew substantially by the afternoon, prompting the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office to issue an evacuation order. The order included the town of Lake Shastina, home to nearly 3,000 people, and much of the Big Springs area where an estimated 4,000 to 8,000 people live tending 5,000 to 6,000 marijuana grow sites.

If only there were some way to capture all that pot smoke from burning weed plants, it would seem there could be a lot? But seriously folks, of course the best would be for it never come to that, and it won’t even happen at all. (The Gabber)