The Latest: Wildfire in Northern California doubles in size

A firefighter douses flames as flames envelope a home off of Bonham Road near Lower Lake, Calif. on Sunday, August 14, 2016. Flames continue to burn out of control in the area. Flames racing through dry brush Sunday destroyed at least four homes and forced more than 1,000 people to flee and firefighters to carry animals out of a northern California lake community that was evacuated in a devastating wildfire last year. (AP Photo/Josh Edelson) (The Associated Press)

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A firefighter rescues a goat from a burning house as flames envelope a property off of Bonham Road near Lower Lake, Calif. on Sunday, August 14, 2016. Flames continue to burn out of control in the area. Flames racing through dry brush Sunday destroyed at least four homes and forced more than 1,000 people to flee and firefighters to carry animals out of a northern California lake community that was evacuated in a devastating wildfire last year. (AP Photo/Josh Edelson) (The Associated Press)

LOWER LAKE, Calif. – The Latest on wildfires burning in California (all times local):

7:20 a.m.

A wildfire threatening homes in a Northern California lake community has more than doubled in size.

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said early Sunday that the flames have chewed through more than 2 square miles south of Lower Lake, a town of about 1,300 people.

It's largely burning out of control in an area that was evacuated during a devastating wildfire last year after officials revised down the extent to which they've contained it.

Cal Fire says the fire was spreading rapidly because of dry conditions brought on by California's historic drought.

One structure has been destroyed, but it's unclear if it was a home or a smaller building. People have been forced to evacuate, but it wasn't immediately known how many homes were affected.