The Park fire, which started on the outskirts of Chico, has burned more than 178,000 acres, including structuresA massive and explosive wildfire whipped through the small, rural community of Forest Ranch, California, on Thursday, bringing back dark memories in a region that has withstood several devastating wildfires in recent years.The Park fire has grown into the state’s largest this year, destroying buildings and forcing the evacuations of thousands in one of the state’s most wildfire-hardened regions. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jul/26/california-wildfire-evacuation
Author : Dani Anguiano, Anna Betts and Maanvi Singh
Publish date : 2024-07-26 23:06:41
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California’s largest wildfire of year whips through community of Forest Ranch: ‘The sky was dark with smoke’
