At least some of the victims, who were all members of the same family, were found with gunshot wounds, an official said. The children ranged in age from 5 to 15.

More than 2,000 people have been told to flee the Creelman fire, which has burned more than 300 acres near Ramona, Calif.

One firefighter was injured as a fire spread quickly across dry hillsides in Northern California, forcing some residents to evacuate.