India, March 31 -- A wildfire is raging through the Eastern Sierra in the US state of California that has prompted authorities to evacuate multiple counties in the region.

The wildfire has so far burned 1,000 acres area, media reports said.

The Silver Fire, which ignited on Sunday afternoon near Highway 6 and Silver Canyon Road in Inyo County, is currently zero percent contained, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) as quoted by The Independent.

The fire forced the mandatory evacuation of several communities, including Laws in Inyo County, Chalfant in Mono County, and the White Mountain Estates neighborhood.

Authorities were forced to close a 30-mile stretch of U.S. Highway 6.

No casualtie...