California’s largest wildfire of year grows as thousands ordered to evacuate

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The Park fire in the north of the state, only 3% contained, has burned more than 160,000 acres, including structuresA massive wildfire in the foothills of California’s Sierra Nevada has grown into the state’s largest this year, destroying buildings and forcing the evacuations of thousands of people in a region reeling from a spate of devastating wildfires in recent years.The blaze started on Wednesday on the outskirts of Chico, a tree-lined university town of about 110,000 people in the Sacramento Valley. By Friday morning, the blaze, known as the Park fire, had burned more than 160,000 acres (64,700 hectares) across Butte and Tehama counties. Fueled by steady winds and hot weather, the flames have been particularly ferocious, licking above the tree line as the fire ballooned in size. Continue reading…

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jul/26/california-wildfire-evacuation

Author : Dani Anguiano , Anna Betts and Maanvi Singh

Publish date : 2024-07-26 22:53:28

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