The Mosquito Fire burning in Northern California flared up Tuesday afternoon, charging toward a mountain community and torching more homes as it burned dangerously close to a high school.
burning in Northern California flared up Tuesday afternoon, charging toward a mountain community and torching more homes as it burned dangerously close to a high school.The inferno — the largest wildfire currently burning in California — began amid extreme heat September 6 and has already consumed about 50,330 acres in El Dorado and Placer counties. It was 25% contained Tuesday night.
Though firefighters were aided by calmer weather over the weekend, stronger southwest winds blew into the region Tuesday, breaking up a smoke inversion that had for days hung over the Mosquito Fire. Firefighting resources that were trying to stop the fire’s spread in other areas were diverted to help hold the line below the community, authorities said.
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