The Silver fire in Inyo and Mono counties continued to burn Monday morning, scorching 1,250 acres and spurring evacuations.

The wildfire — which some agencies called the Laws Fire — was reported Sunday afternoon near the highway bridge over the Owens River.

The Silver Fire comes as the National Weather Service has forecasted southwest winds of 25 to 35 mph and gusts up to 65 mph on Monday for the region.

Strong winds on Monday drove an out-of-control wildfire through a remote area of eastern California, prompting evacuations for hundreds of homes. The Silver Fire

Evacuations were ordered in Laws, a tiny Inyo County community just east of Bishop, and also in Chalfant in Mono County — as well as the White Mountain Estates neighborhood between the two. About 30 miles of U.S. 6, a north-south route, were closed.

Strong winds on Monday drove an out-of-control wildfire through a remote area of eastern California, prompting evacuations for hundreds of homes.

Evacuations were ordered for about 800 homes near the tiny communities of Laws, Chalfant and White Mountain Estates due to the extreme blaze.

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