Largest wildfire in US grows to cover area bigger than Los Angeles

The largest wildfire in the US swelled to more than 380,000 acres (154,000 hectares) on Tuesday morning, an area bigger than the city of Los Angeles and three times the surface area of Lake Tahoe, as thousands of firefighters battled the blaze in a remote wilderness area in northern California.

Meanwhile, the destruction caused by wildfires raging across the US west came into sharp focus as photographers documented the destruction left by the Borel fire in southern California. The fast-growing fire tore through the historic mining town of Havilah, leaving burnt buildings, cars and forests.
About 2,000 people were ordered to evacuate because of the fire, which burned through the Sequoia national forest. By Tuesday morning, the fire had torn through more than 57,000 acres (23,000 hectares) and was 17% contained.
No fatalities have been reported.
In  northern California, more than 5,500 firefighters were working to contain the Park fire, the largest wildfire in the state this year, which has moved up the ranks to become the fifth largest in the state’s recorded history.

Largest wildfire in US grows to cover area bigger than Los Angeles
Park fire scorches 386,000 acres as firefighters battle blazes across US west, including historic mining town of Havilah
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jul/30/california-wildfires-los-angeles
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