West Glacier, Mont ? At least six houses burned in a blaze that blew up along the western edge of Glacier National Park, a crown jewel of the park system from which thousands of people have been evacuated because of wildfires.

The houses were lost in a fire that has burned 14,000 acres west of the national park, Flathead County Sheriff Jim Dupont said Friday. No one was injured in the blaze, which continued to threaten hundreds of homes.

Two other fires in Glacier prompted officials Thursday to evacuate the western side of the 1 million-acre park in northwestern Montana.

Many people in the area chose to stay in their homes despite warnings to leave as the two fires erupted earlier in the week.

In California, a wildfire expanded into rugged terrain in the Sequoia National Forest, about 100 miles north of Los Angeles. Firefighting officials said Friday that up to 200 homes and other buildings could be threatened if the 1,100-acre blaze got out of control, but the giant redwoods for which the forest is named were too far away to be in danger.

An air tanker makes a drop on the Walker fire as flames begin to spread near Walker Basin, Calif. California firefighters are battling several blazes in the state, including one in Sequoia National Forest.