The Gifford Fire, which began on Friday afternoon, is situated within the Los Padres National Forest in Solvang, California, impacting those within Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, officials said. As of Monday, the fire has engulfed 65,062 acres and is only 3% contained, according to Cal Fire.

Millions of Southern California residents are breathing unhealthy air due to a large wildfire in the Central Coast area. As of Monday morning, the Gifford Fire had scorched more than 65,000 acres

Nearly 2,000 firefighters are fighting a battle against the Gifford wildfire in central California that has already burned more than 72,000 acres.