nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor3|||Massive Rescue Operation Underway As Crews Battle California’s Creek Fire||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||An estimated 45, 000 acres are burning in Fresno County, where more than 200 people were rescued overnight, as military helicopters plucked the stranded from a reservoir in Sierra National Forest.