California's Dixie Fire is now the second-largest in state history. The blaze has torched nearly half a million acres while being only 21% contained.
Data shared by Cal Fire shows that the Dixie Fire is now the second largest in California's history, just behind the August Complex blaze that burned more than 1 million acres in 2020.
Evacuation orders have been put in place for Butte, Plumas, Lassen and Tehama Counties due to the blaze thatPhotographs from Greenville posted online showed a glowing orange sky and several buildings engulfed by flames. A video shared to Oregon has seen 577,147 acres burn from active large wildfires, as fire crews continue to tackle the 16 blazes in the state., which has burned 413,765 in the state while being 96 percent contained.
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