SAN FRANCISCO — Nearly three-dozen structures were destroyed in a massive Northern California wildfire that continues to spread more than a week after it started, officials said Sunday.
According to preliminary figures, 10 residences and 22 outbuildings were lost in the King Fire as the structures were discovered in the White Meadows area of Pollock Pines, said Captain Tom Piranio, a California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection spokesman.
‘‘It has been very challenging to get access to those burn areas because there’s a lot of inaccessible terrain,’’ Piranio said. ‘‘We had to make sure it was safe enough to enter.’’
The fast-moving fire about 60 miles east of Sacramento that started Sept. 13 grew to more than 128 square miles Saturday despite periods of rain overnight.
More than 21,000 structures remain threatened as the blaze remains at 10 percent contained.