The Dixie Fire is now the third largest in California's history, according to media reports, scorching hundreds of thousands of acres and destroying two towns
Fire crews were still working on Thursday to extinguish fires in Greenville, about 160 miles north of Sacramento, after the Dixie Fire roared through on the previous night.
"My heart is just aching for what people are dealing with up there right now," LaMalfa said, a huge billow of smoke appearing in the distance over his shoulder. The Dixie Fire has been raging in the area for three weeks, burning 322,000 acres , and was 35% contained as of Thursday morning, officials said.View of a burned out commercial building following the Dixie Fire, a wildfire that tore through the town of Greenville, California, U.S. August 5, 2021. REUTERS/Fred GreavesThe River Fire, which started on Wednesday and has charred 2,400 acres in Nevada and Placer Counties, forced thousands of people to evacuate including most of the town of Colfax.
It was unclear how many structures were destroyed in Greenville as fire crews were still assessing the damage, Cal Fire spokesperson Mitch Matlow told Reuters. There were no injuries or deaths reported, he said.
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