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California blaze spreads in hot, windy conditions in year’s largest wildfire


The Madre fire, one of at least a dozen in the state, has burned more than 35,000 acres in San Luis Obispo county

A fast-growing wildfire in central California has become the largest in the state this year, surpassing the size of January’s wildfires that devastated parts of Los Angeles.

The Madre fire had exploded to more than 35,000 acres (14,000 hectares) by Thursday morning, after breaking out in San Luis Obispo county on Wednesday afternoon and tearing through grasslands as dry, hot weather raised the fire risk for large portions of the state before the Fourth of July holiday.

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/03/california-madre-wildfire-los-angeles

Author : Charlotte Simmonds and agency

Publish date : 2025-07-03 20:24:00

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