One of the largest wildfires ever recorded in California has been raging out of control in recent days, officials said.
The fire had burned nearly 1.4 million acres as of yesterday, making it the seventh-largest in state history, California’s CalFire Fire and Forest Service said.
The fire was called “Fire in the Park” forced more than 4,000 people to move from their homes and occurred on Wednesday in a rural and mountainous area near the small city of Chico, which is about 90 miles north of Sacramento, the state capital.
“The extreme conditions of this fire continue to pose a challenge for firefighters. It is still out of control at this time,” despite firefighting efforts by about 2,500 personnel, more than a dozen helicopters and multiple aircraft, according to CalFire.
The police arrested a 42-year-old suspect for causing the fire, who was seen pushing and throwing a burning car into a ravine.
According to the latest information that has been made public, 134 buildings were burned so far, as smoke from the fire reached neighboring states.
Like other residents, Julia Yarbough saw her home reduced to ashes. “This is what’s left of my house,” she told CBS, pointing to the ruins of her home, which were still filled with smoke.
The massive fire brings back bad memories for residents of the town of Paradise, about 15 kilometers from Chico and where 85 people lost their lives in 2018 in the deadliest wildfire in California history.
California: Massive wildfire raging – 4,000 people flee desperately
Due to the rapid spread of the ‘Park Fire’, Paradise is now ending in alarm status in case you need to be evacuated.
The Park Fire is the largest of dozens of active fires raging across the US, including more than 8 million acres have been burnedaccording to the National Interagency Fire Center.
In your state OregonSeveral wildfires are raging, including the Durkee Fire, which has burned more than 1.1 million acres in the eastern part of the state, officials said.
A firefighter died when a small, single-engine firefighting aircraft crashed near the Falls Fire in southeastern Oregon, the U.S. Fire Service said Friday.
It’s about him Second firefighter dies in plane crash in recent weeks. Earlier this month, a pilot was killed while trying to put out a fire outside Helena, Montana.