PG&E power lines caused California’s deadliest fire, investigators conclude
5 years, 8 months ago

PG&E power lines caused California’s deadliest fire, investigators conclude

LA Times  

The evacuation of patients continues at the Feather River Hospital in Paradise. Hospital workers embrace as they evacuate patients from the Feather River Hospital in Paradise, Calif. Hillery Johnson prepares to leave here horse, Augie in a shopping center parking lot after law enforcement officers said it was time to leave as the Camp fire approached and there is no trailer to transport Augie out of the area. Johnson has been living in Paradise for 48 years and says of the fire, “I’ve never seen anything like it.” Burned out business in the downtown area of Paradise, Calif., after the Camp fire burned through the area. A horse at the Butte County Fairgrounds has its owner’s phone number on its neck The search for victims continues in Paradise, Calif., after the deadly Camp fire raced through the community. “Cal Fire has determined that the Camp fire was caused by electrical transmission lines owned and operated by Pacific Gas and Electric located in the Pulga area,” the agency said in a news release Wednesday.

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LA fires: Red flag warnings issued as millions in Southern California on edge
1 day, 5 hours ago

LA fires: Red flag warnings issued as millions in Southern California on edge

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — The windy, flame-fanning weather that put the nation’s second most-populous metropolitan region on edge eased up Wednesday as firefighters made significant gains against the two massive wildfires burning around Los Angeles. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print The devastation of the Palisades …

LA was sitting on a powder keg ripe for a fire after months of drought. Then it was lit
5 days, 16 hours ago

LA was sitting on a powder keg ripe for a fire after months of drought. Then it was lit

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. That’s drier than a matchstick,” said John Vaillant, a Pulitzer Prize finalist for his book Fire Weather: A True …

Los Angeles burns for third night as firefighters battle fire and wind
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6 days, 10 hours ago

Los Angeles burns for third night as firefighters battle fire and wind

India Today  

A catastrophic Los Angeles wildfire has blazed through hillsides, taken the lives of 10 people, and ravaged homes and streets for the past three days. Nearly 10,000 structures have been damaged, with Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna describing the scene as someone who "dropped an atomic bomb in those areas". Los Angeles Fire Department chief Kristin Crowley said that …

In pictures | Los Angeles wildfires and harrowing escapes
1 week ago

In pictures | Los Angeles wildfires and harrowing escapes

The Hindu  

Fierce wildfires are raging in the Los Angeles area, fuelled by powerful Santa Ana winds, sending residents fleeing from burning homes through flames, ferocious winds and towering clouds of smoke. A man walks past a fire-ravaged business area after the Eaton Fire swept through the place, on January 8, 2025 in Altadena, California. Flames are seen through a window of …

Los Angeles wildfire spirals out of control, 30,000 homes evacuated; residents say never seen this before
Top News
1 week, 1 day ago

Los Angeles wildfire spirals out of control, 30,000 homes evacuated; residents say never seen this before

India TV News  

Los Angeles: A fast-moving wildfire broke out on Tuesday in the inland foothills northeast of Los Angeles hours after another blaze tore through the city's Pacific Palisades neighbourhood along the coast, destroying many homes and prompting evacuation orders for tens of thousands. Image Source : APThe Palisades Fire ravages a neighbourhood amid high winds in the Pacific Palisades neighbourhood of …

Sunset Boulevard in ruins: Fire’s massive scale comes into focus in Pacific Palisades
1 week, 1 day ago

Sunset Boulevard in ruins: Fire’s massive scale comes into focus in Pacific Palisades

LA Times  

Donald Bryce is devastated upon viewing the remains of his father-in-law Stuart McCallister’s home, destroyed in the Palisades fire. As the catastrophic Palisades fire receded from one of the city’s iconic thoroughfares, smoke and ash rendered the once picturesque landscape into something oddly lunar. Much of what remained Wednesday of the “Alphabet Streets” neighborhood of the Palisades, a mostly flat …

Firefighters advance on destructive blaze in California, aided by slower winds
2 months ago

Firefighters advance on destructive blaze in California, aided by slower winds

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Southern California firefighters gained ground Saturday on a wildfire that has ravaged more than 100 structures as gusty winds subsided with favorable weather conditions expected through the weekend. Evacuation orders were downgraded to warnings for residents in several areas of Ventura County, where the Mountain Fire held at around 32 square miles and was 21% contained, authorities …

Thousands told to flee wildfire near Los Angeles
2 months, 1 week ago

Thousands told to flee wildfire near Los Angeles

Raw Story  

Thousands of people were urged to flee an out-of-control wildfire burning around communities near Los Angeles on Thursday, with scores of homes already lost to the fast-moving flames. - Winds to abate - Ventura County Fire Department officials said they were throwing resources at the blaze in an area that is home to 30,000 people, but that changing wind patterns …

A wildfire fueled by strong winds has devastated Southern California, thousands evacuated
2 months, 1 week ago

A wildfire fueled by strong winds has devastated Southern California, thousands evacuated

Hindustan Times  

A fast-moving wildfire fueled by heavy winds was tearing through a community northwest of Los Angeles for a second day Thursday after destroying dozens of homes and forcing thousands of residents to flee when it exploded in size in only a few hours. Red Flag warnings issued as SoCal braces for ‘extreme and life-threatening’ fire behaviour Officials in several Southern …

Line fire flareup forces residents to flee; more than 40,000 acres burned in San Bernardino County
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Line fire flareup forces residents to flee; more than 40,000 acres burned in San Bernardino County

LA Times  

Residents in Mentone, Calif., watch the Line fire burn on a ridge above Highway 38 on Sept. 9. The Line fire in San Bernardino County, after burning nearly a month, has surged once again, causing new evacuations Sunday. “Emergency personnel are actively working in the area,” the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said in a post on X. The Bear …

'Hellish' scene unfolds as wildfire races toward California mountain community
4 months ago

'Hellish' scene unfolds as wildfire races toward California mountain community

The Independent  

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Photos: Fires ravaging California after heat wave
4 months ago

Photos: Fires ravaging California after heat wave

LA Times  

We’re at peak fire season in the West, and this year has been notably busy compared with the previous two seasons, which were tempered by back-to-back wet winters. Firefighters battle the Airport fire along Ortega Highway in the Santa Ana Mountains. Fountain Valley firefighters douse a home along El Cariso Road as the Airport fire burns in the Santa Ana …

Thousands evacuate as wildfires rage outside Los Angeles and Reno, Nevada
4 months ago

Thousands evacuate as wildfires rage outside Los Angeles and Reno, Nevada

Hindustan Times  

HIGHLAND, Calif. — Days of triple-digit temperatures fed a wildfire in the foothills of a national forest east of Los Angeles Monday, pushing some 6,000 people to flee the area as another blaze in Nevada displaced more than 20,000. Thousands evacuate as wildfires rage outside Los Angeles and Reno, Nevada In California, the so-called Line Fire led at least 6,000 …

Wildfire east of LA threatens tens of thousands of homes and forces evacuations
4 months, 1 week ago

Wildfire east of LA threatens tens of thousands of homes and forces evacuations

Hindustan Times  

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — Tens of thousands of homes and buildings were threatened Sunday by an out-of-control wildfire burning in the foothills of a national forest east of Los Angeles, amid a days-long heat wave that pushed temperatures into the triple digits across the region. Wildfire east of LA threatens tens of thousands of homes and forces evacuations State firefighters …

Lightning could worsen wildfire east of LA already threatening 35,000 homes and buildings
4 months, 1 week ago

Lightning could worsen wildfire east of LA already threatening 35,000 homes and buildings

Associated Press  

HIGHLAND, Calif. — An out-of-control wildfire in the foothills of a national forest east of Los Angeles threatened ten of thousands of buildings and forced hundreds of residents to flee Sunday amid a days-long heat wave of triple-digit temperatures. ”It’s hard to leave and not be sure if you’re gonna be able to come back.” Arrowbear Lake resident Michael Lee …

Evacuations ordered as wildfire burns in foothills of national forest east of LA
4 months, 1 week ago

Evacuations ordered as wildfire burns in foothills of national forest east of LA

Associated Press  

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — Evacuations were ordered Saturday as a wildfire scorched the foothills of a national forest east of Los Angeles, amid a days-long heat wave that pushed temperatures into the triple digits across the region. The so-called Line Fire was burning uncontrolled along the edge of the San Bernardino National Forest, about 65 miles east of LA. As …

Wildfire along California-Nevada line near Reno destroys 1 home, threatens hundreds more
5 months ago

Wildfire along California-Nevada line near Reno destroys 1 home, threatens hundreds more

Associated Press  

RENO, Nev. — About 200 firefighters were battling a wildfire Monday along the California-Nevada line Monday that destroyed one home, temporarily closed Interstate 80 and continued to threaten hundreds of homes just west of Reno. Nonetheless, about 6,200 people remained without power and fire officials expressed concerns Monday about increasingly gusty winds that could hamper firefighting efforts on the ground …

Shocking satellite photos show the extent of damage from the Chico wildfire in California
5 months, 1 week ago

Shocking satellite photos show the extent of damage from the Chico wildfire in California

The Independent  

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Fast-moving Southern California wildfire torches hillside homes, forcing evacuations
5 months, 1 week ago

Fast-moving Southern California wildfire torches hillside homes, forcing evacuations

Associated Press  

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — A fast-moving wildfire that swept into a Southern California hillside community this week destroyed five homes and damaged three others, authorities said Tuesday. The flames erupted Monday afternoon and chased residents from the neighborhood in San Bernardino, about 60 miles east of Los Angeles, One firefighter was treated for a minor injury but there were no …

Cooler weather helps firefighters corral a third of massive California blaze
5 months, 1 week ago

Cooler weather helps firefighters corral a third of massive California blaze

Associated Press  

CHICO, Calif. — Fire crews battling California’s largest wildfire this year have corralled a third of the blaze aided in part by cooler weather, but a return of triple-digit temperatures could allow it to grow, fire officials said Sunday. Cooler temperatures and increased humidity gave firefighters “a great opportunity to make some good advances” on the fire in the Sierra …

California's 'Monster' Park Fire Is Now One Of The State's Largest On Record
5 months, 2 weeks ago

California's 'Monster' Park Fire Is Now One Of The State's Largest On Record

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING California’s fast-growing Park Fire is now the fifth largest wildfire in the state’s history, having burned more than 598 square miles — a little more than the size of Los Angeles — in less than a week. David McNew via Getty Images A local man accused of setting the Park Fire last Wednesday by pushing a burning …

WATCH: Thousands Evacuated As California's Park Fire Expands To Over 370,000 Acres
5 months, 2 weeks ago

WATCH: Thousands Evacuated As California's Park Fire Expands To Over 370,000 Acres

News 18  

Dozens of firefighters were dispatched to the US state of California Monday to battle the state’s largest blaze of the year, which has prompted thousands of evacuations and already burned an area larger than the city of Los Angeles. For more information on active statewide incidents, visit https://t.co/CfcEwIPpfd pic.twitter.com/cbAc2Y8AX0— CAL FIRE July 29, 2024 CALIFORNIA WILDFIRESBREAKING – California Battles One …

Northern California’s Park fire expands with no end or relief in sight
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Northern California’s Park fire expands with no end or relief in sight

LA Times  

Seen in a long-exposure photograph, the Park fire burns along Highway 32 in the Forest Ranch community of Butte County, Calif., on Thursday. And here’s today’s e-newspaper California’s largest fire roars with no relief in sight A hillside burns as the Park Fire tears though the Cohasset community in Butte County, Calif., on Thursday, July 25, 2024. Path of destruction …

Park Fire in California scorches through land the size of Los Angeles
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Park Fire in California scorches through land the size of Los Angeles

Associated Press  

FOREST RANCH, Calif. — Thousands of firefighters battling a wildfire in Northern California received some help from the weather Saturday hours after it exploded in size, scorching an area greater than the size of Los Angeles. The Park Fire has scorched 547 square miles as of Saturday and destroyed 134 structures since igniting Wednesday when authorities said a man pushed …

Strong winds, steep terrain hamper crews battling Los Angeles area’s first major fire of the year
7 months ago

Strong winds, steep terrain hamper crews battling Los Angeles area’s first major fire of the year

Associated Press  

GORMAN, Calif. — Strong winds pushed flames through dry brush in mountains along Interstate 5 north of Los Angeles on Sunday, and officials warned residents in the wildfire’s path to be prepared to leave if it explodes in size again. Los Angeles County’s first major wildfire of the year swiftly grew to nearly 23 square miles, one day after it …

Has California addressed the failures that led to the deadly Camp fire five years ago?
1 year, 2 months ago

Has California addressed the failures that led to the deadly Camp fire five years ago?

LA Times  

Five years ago today, around 6:15 a.m., a Pacific Gas & Electric Co. transmission line in the Sierra Nevada foothills malfunctioned. “There are still some lessons that people can take away from an absolute worst-case scenario, where you have no hope of either fighting the fire or evacuating everyone at the same time,” said Jim Broshears, who was Paradise’s emergency …

5 years after California’s deadliest wildfire, survivors forge different paths toward recovery
1 year, 2 months ago

5 years after California’s deadliest wildfire, survivors forge different paths toward recovery

Associated Press  

PARADISE, Calif. — On the day Paradise burned, Gwen Nordgren stopped her car just long enough to rescue a young woman escaping by foot. FILE - Homes leveled by the Camp Fire line the Ridgewood Mobile Home Park retirement community in Paradise, Calif., Monday, Dec. 3, 2018. Empty rows line the Ridgewood Mobile Home Park, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023, five …

Five years after the Camp fire, Paradise survivors see a hard future for Maui
1 year, 4 months ago

Five years after the Camp fire, Paradise survivors see a hard future for Maui

LA Times  

Whipping winds, a sky blackened by smoke. “It’s cool to see houses being built, and people coming home, and new people moving in and taking pride in our community.” Miller, who grew up in Paradise, was living in Texas at the time of the fire — she and her husband had moved there six months prior for his job. But …

Scenes of devastation as wildfire burns Hawaii resort town
1 year, 5 months ago

Scenes of devastation as wildfire burns Hawaii resort town

Al Jazeera  

Anger was growing on Saturday over the official response to an inferno that levelled a Hawaiian town, killing at least 93 people in the deadliest wildfire in the United States in over 100 years. The most serious blaze swept into Lahaina on Tuesday and destroyed nearly every building in the town of 12,000, leaving a grid of grey rubble wedged …

California utility to pay $55 million for massive wildfires
2 years, 9 months ago

California utility to pay $55 million for massive wildfires

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Pacific Gas & Electric has …

PG&E power line sparked the nearly million-acre Dixie fire, investigation finds
3 years ago

PG&E power line sparked the nearly million-acre Dixie fire, investigation finds

LA Times  

A firefighter is dwarfed by a plume of the Dixie fire in August near Janesville, Calif. State investigators have determined that a Pacific Gas & Electric Co. power line was responsible for sparking last year’s massive Dixie fire, which torched more than 960,000 acres in five Northern California counties as it burned clear across the Sierra Nevada. According to a …

Victims of Dixie fire sue PG&E, whose equipment is suspected of sparking the massive blaze
3 years, 3 months ago

Victims of Dixie fire sue PG&E, whose equipment is suspected of sparking the massive blaze

LA Times  

Destiney Barnard holds Raymond William Goetchius while stranded at a gas station near the Dixie fire in Doyle, Calif. A lawsuit has been filed against PG&E by victims of the Dixie fire. Victims from the nearly 1 million-acre Dixie fire still burning in Northern California have sued Pacific Gas & Electric amid suspicions that the utility’s equipment may have sparked …

PG&E power line suspected in Dixie fire was set to be buried underground in safety move
3 years, 5 months ago

PG&E power line suspected in Dixie fire was set to be buried underground in safety move

LA Times  

A building smolders as the Dixie fire burns through downtown Greenville, Calif., on Aug. 4. “The final completion date for this project is dependent upon the timely fulfilment of these various requirements.” PG&E’s Wildfire Risk Governance Steering Committee had approved the work in January after considering public safety power shutoff decisions, ingress and egress issues, and tree-fall risk along the …

California’s largest fire torches homes as blazes batter US West
3 years, 5 months ago

California’s largest fire torches homes as blazes batter US West

Al Jazeera  

Flames racing through rugged terrain in Northern California destroyed multiple homes on Saturday as the state’s largest wildfire intensified and numerous other blazes battered the US West. Meanwhile, the nation’s largest wildfire, southern Oregon’s Bootleg fire, was nearly halfway surrounded on Saturday as more than 2,200 crew members worked to corral it in the heat and wind, fire officials said. …

Firefighters achieve mixed success in containing Northern California fires
3 years, 5 months ago

Firefighters achieve mixed success in containing Northern California fires

LA Times  

Firefighters battle the Sugar fire, part of the Beckwourth Complex fire, in Plumas National Forest last week. It’s the slope and it’s the really dry fuels, they just really take off.” The Beckwourth Complex is the name for two separate fires — the greater is the Sugar fire, which started when lightning struck on July 2 and spread to 104,754 …

California blaze erupts near site of deadliest US wildfire
3 years, 6 months ago

California blaze erupts near site of deadliest US wildfire

The Independent  

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Surging California wildfire prompts Nevada evacuations
3 years, 6 months ago

Surging California wildfire prompts Nevada evacuations

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Although there are no confirmed reports of building damage, …

Last year’s Zogg fire was sparked by tree hitting PG&E power line, investigators say
3 years, 9 months ago

Last year’s Zogg fire was sparked by tree hitting PG&E power line, investigators say

LA Times  

A Pacific Gas & Electric employee sprays water on a burning telephone pole in the Zogg fire in Northern California. The Zogg fire in Northern California, which killed four people and destroyed more than 200 buildings last year, was ignited when tree branches came into contact with Pacific Gas & Electric power lines, officials said Monday. Investigators with the state …

US: Nearly 100,000 evacuated in California as wildfires rage
4 years, 2 months ago

US: Nearly 100,000 evacuated in California as wildfires rage

Al Jazeera  

Wind-driven blaze forces mass evacuations in Southern California and leaves two firefighters badly injured, officials say. Fast-spreading wildfires have forced evacuation orders for more than 100,000 people and seriously injured two firefighters in Southern California as powerful winds across the state prompted a power outage to hundreds of thousands of residents. “It’s nuts – even inside the car, my eyes, …

PG&E to shut off power to over 1 million people in Northern California
4 years, 2 months ago

PG&E to shut off power to over 1 million people in Northern California

LA Times  

Pacific Gas & Electric says it will cut power to over 1 million people in Northern California on Sunday to prevent the chance of sparking wildfires as extreme fire weather returns to the region, the utility said late Friday. The nation’s largest utility said it will black out customers in 38 counties — including most of the Bay Area — …

California wildfire evacuees return home to find devastation
4 years, 3 months ago

California wildfire evacuees return home to find devastation

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The massive blazes are also becoming harder to …

Photos: Napa and Sonoma counties under assault from Glass and Shady fires
4 years, 3 months ago

Photos: Napa and Sonoma counties under assault from Glass and Shady fires

LA Times  

Firefighters from the Sacramento Fire Department take part in an operation near a property along Crystal Springs Road. The Shady fire burns structures early Monday in Santa Rosa, Calif. Wildlife runs in the engulfed Skyhawk Park on Monday as firefighters battle the Shady fire. Glass fire in Napa County Flames from the Glass fire consume the Black Rock Inn in …

Paradise again threatened as deadly fires push toward towns gutted by 2018 inferno
4 years, 3 months ago

Paradise again threatened as deadly fires push toward towns gutted by 2018 inferno

LA Times  

A November 2018 photo of Paradise High School. Two years after being decimated by the worst blaze in California history, the town of Paradise was again under threat, this time from the deadly North Complex fire. Butte County sheriff’s officials issued an evacuation order for Pulga and Concow and an evacuation warning for the town of Paradise, which was mostly …

California Desert Communities Told To Evacuate As Winds Stoke Flames
4 years, 3 months ago

California Desert Communities Told To Evacuate As Winds Stoke Flames

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING JUNIPER HILLS, Calif. — Strong winds stoked a wildfire burning for nearly two weeks in mountains northeast of Los Angeles, prompting authorities to issue new evacuation orders for desert communities that lost some homes a day earlier. The death occurred Thursday in San Bernardino National Forest as crews battled the El Dorado Fire about 75 miles east …

This California camp is a getaway for children with cancer. Now much of it has gone up in flames
4 years, 4 months ago

This California camp is a getaway for children with cancer. Now much of it has gone up in flames

CNN  

CNN — A camp for pediatric cancer patients and their families is yet another casualty of the wildfires scarring California as the Bear Fire, part of the North Complex, burned through the area. Noah Berger/AP An officer with Napa County Animal Control rescues a cat after the Glass Fire passed through Napa Valley, California, on September 28, 2020. Kent Nishimura/Los …

A wary and traumatized Paradise watches the raging inferno from nearby California fires
4 years, 4 months ago

A wary and traumatized Paradise watches the raging inferno from nearby California fires

CNN  

CNN — On Wednesday morning, with the skies dimmed by the smoke from nearby wildfires, Paradise, California, resident Mary Ludwig got out of bed and started filling laundry baskets with personal belongings. After escaping from the Camp Fire two years ago on a school bus with more than 20 students, she knows one thing: “I can never be trapped like …

Emergency fire shelters can save lives but raise questions
4 years, 4 months ago

Emergency fire shelters can save lives but raise questions

Associated Press  

BOISE, Idaho — After flames trapped 14 firefighters in California and they had to use last-resort fire shelters to survive, questions are emerging about how well the emergency devices work and how often crews are forced to use them during wildfires. “They’re to be used as a last resort if there’s no planned escape out or safety zones become inadequate.” …

Explosive fire again threatens Paradise, town devastated by California’s deadliest blaze
4 years, 4 months ago

Explosive fire again threatens Paradise, town devastated by California’s deadliest blaze

LA Times  

Several Northern California fires are now threatening communities in Butte County, including Paradise, which was largely destroyed in 2018 in what was the worst fire in California history. Jay Kurth, incident commander for the U.S. Forest Service, said the agency was still working Wednesday morning to “figure out where the fire footprint really is” because of the extreme overnight activity. …

Firefighters overtaken by flames in California mountains
4 years, 4 months ago

Firefighters overtaken by flames in California mountains

Associated Press  

SHAVER LAKE, Calif. — More than a dozen California firefighters trying to protect a fire station in rugged mountains were overrun by flames Tuesday, and several were hurt. Fourteen firefighters deployed emergency shelters as flames overtook them and destroyed the Nacimiento Station in the Los Padres National Forest on the state’s central coast, the U.S. Forest Service said. In Southern …

All-time record heat across Southern California fuels fires, threatens power supply
4 years, 4 months ago

All-time record heat across Southern California fuels fires, threatens power supply

LA Times  

An epic Southern California heat wave crested Sunday with numerous all-time high temperature records set, including a 121-degree reading in Woodland Hills that marked a historic milestone for Los Angeles County. California Bobcat fire in Angeles Forest threatens foothill cities amid California’s worst fire season on record On a third day of extreme heat, California marks the largest fire season …

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