California Wildfire: US Wildfires Partly Under Control; Over 36 acres of Forests Burnt
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Published 2024-07-29
Thousands of firefighters are battling the ever-growing ‘park fire’ in Northern California on Sunday (July 28) after the blaze more than doubled in size in a 24-hour span over the weekend. The blaze had burned more than 360,000 acres (145,686 hectares) about 90 miles (144 km) north of the state capital city of Sacramento as of Sunday evening, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire.
Fire fighters could be seen lighting backfires Sunday afternoon as cooler temperatures and more humid air are potentially helping efforts to slow the spread of the fire, which was 12% contained as of Sunday evening. The fire has destroyed 134 structures, authorities said.
Evacuation orders and warnings were issued for multiple communities in several counties, including a warning for Paradise, the town that was devastated by the 2018 Camp Fire, the deadliest in the state's history.
A man was arrested on Thursday (July 25) on suspicion that he started the Park Fire by pushing a flaming car into a gully on Wednesday (July 24) afternoon.
The fire was the largest of dozens of active wildfires across the country that have burned more than 2 million acres, according to the National Interagency Fire Center.
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