"Apocalyptic scenes in every direction": Raging wildfire destroys much of Northern California mountain town of Greenville

A wind-driven wildfire tore through a Northern California mountain town, leaving much of the downtown in ashes as crews braced for another explosive run of flames in the midst of dangerous weather.

The Dixie Fire, swollen by bone-dry vegetation and 40-mph gusts, raged through the northern Sierra Nevada town of Greenville Wednesday evening. A gas station, hotel and bar were among many structures gutted in the town, which dates to California's Gold Rush era and has some buildings more than a century old. It left "apocalyptic scenes in every direction," said CBS News' Bradley Blackburn.