WATCH: California Yuba County Fire Captured In Pictures, Videos

One person was killed and thousands more were forced to evacuate after a Cascade Fire spread through several counties in California, including Yuba County.

The wildfire began near the community of Loma Rica at Willow Glen Road and Marysville Road, California, around 11 a.m. local time (2 p.m. EDT). Spreading at a rate of 1,000 acres per hour, the fire had soon engulfed 8,200 acres, according to Cal Fire, NBC affiliate KCRA reported.

California Gov. Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency in counties such as Napa, Sonoma, Butte, Lake, Mendocino, Nevada, Orange and Yuba after the wildfire burned down buildings. About 10,000 people have been forced to evacuate in Yuba County.

"Here today, gone tomorrow and that's what's sad," Kevin Schroeder, a resident who has been staying in Yuba County for about 40 years, and whose home had burned down, said, FOX 40 reported. “After 40 years, how do you pick up 40 years worth of stuff, 50 years worth of stuff and says what’s important and what’s not. It’s devastating to see everything, not just this house but everybody's house."

Another resident, Stephanie Summers, expressed sorrow and sadness about the fact that even though her house was not impacted by the wildfire, others in her neighborhood were not so lucky. “I just feel sad for those people who lost their homes or animals, that's really sad," Summer said.

One of the evacuation routes that have been kept open for mandatory evacuations is Highway 20 between Marysville Road and Grass Valley. The Yuba-Sutter Fairgrounds has been opened as a shelter for evacuees, a space that is currently being occupied by 300 people. There is also an attached barn in the facility which is being used as an additional shelter for large animals, CBS Sacramento reported.

In the wake of a state of emergency being declared in a number of counties, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has tweeted out a statement, warning people to be wary of price gouging of everyday essentials. “…Price gouging during a state of emergency is illegal under Penal Code Section 396,” Becerra reminded. He has urged anyone who comes across any instance of price gouging to reach out to him by filing a complaint through his office’s website or by calling (800) 952-5225, or to contact the local police department.

Meanwhile, the destruction wrought in the Yuba County was captured by a number of reporters and residents who recorded the horrific state that the Californian county had been reduced to.

In one of the videos, captured by a couple who were fleeing the area in their car, enormous flames can be seen engulfing both sides of the road. Visibility was also severely hampered due to the heavy smoke blowing over the road through which the couple was driving.

Other videos and pictures convey both the destruction incurred in the county, as a result of the fire, and the measures that are being implemented to minimize the loss of life.