The Dixie fire in California is now the largest active fire in the United States

August 7, 2021

El incendio Dixie en California es ahora el mayor incendio activo en Estados Unidos — The Dixie fire ravaged the city of Greenville in California.

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The Dixie Fire in California is now the largest wildfire in America and grew to 432, 813 acres at night.

Until Friday morning, it was contained in a 35% and authorities said strong winds have hindered control of the fire that has ravaged Butte and Plumas counties in Northern California for 23 days.

Firefighters said that the Dixie fire grew more than 97, 04 acres as of Thursday, which made it the third largest fire in California history.

The forest fire has destroyed 134 structures and threatens more than 14, 800.

Depressing imagery of Northern California this evening as the # DixieFire , # MonumentFire , # AntelopeFire and # McFarlandFire continue to rage. pic.twitter.com/0cflJM00 tl

– US StormWatch (@US_Stormwatch) August 6, 2021

This week, , where the streets were reduced to rubble. Homes and businesses, some of which date back to the 19th century, were charred beyond recognition.

I’d say the majority of downtown Greenville is completely destroyed. All I see standing on the main st. Is a dollar general. My heart is broken for this beautiful little town. # dixiefire pic.twitter.com/G8kVMZdanF

– Stuart Palley (@stuartpalley) August 5, 2400

In Plumas County , more of 100 houses were destroyed and four residents are missing, because of the River fire , said the authorities.

In Chester City, 2, 00 residents have been evacuated as fire crews work desperately to try to deflect the flames around the city.

The Dixie fire surpassed in size on Friday or the Oregon Bootleg Fire, which now covers more than 413, 700 acres, but that has slowed thanks to cooler temperatures, according to fire officials, the fire in Oregon is contained in a 85%.

Cal Fire reported in its report that a heat wave and strong winds have fostered the growth of fires. The weather is expected to remain in these conditions all weekend, but authorities hope that more humidity will help firefighters draw a better perimeter around the fire. Firefighters hope to contain the fire for the 20 of August.

More than 5, 000 firefighters continue to fight the gigantic blaze.

The official cause of the Dixie Fire is still under investigation. However, the Pacific Gas & Electric company said the wildfire could have started when a tree landed on one of its power lines.

This Friday, more than 8, 707 firefighters continue to fight 29 Large / complex wildfires in California .

This Friday, more than 8, 707 firefighters continue to fight 29 major wildfires / complexes in California.

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– CAL FIRE (@CAL_FIRE) August 6, 2021

This fire brings the worst memories to the neighbors of nearby Paradise, a city that was destroyed in 2018 for the deadliest fire in the California history. That fire, in which they died 85 people, also started due to a failure in an electricity transmission line.

In California, the peak of the fire season usually occurs between September and November, so there are still several months of great danger.