As per reports, the largest wildfires in the Northern California destroyed several homes on Saturday. It further got intensified and eventually thrashed in the US West.
The Dixie fire which commenced in July 14 have collapsed multiple house and other structures as it made its way through the tiny town of the Indian Falls after dark.
According to fire officials, it was burning in the remote area with limited access, hampering firefighters efforts as it advanced eastwards.
Reportedly, the blaze has burnt over 73,200 hectares (181,000 acres) in Plumas and Butte countries. As a result evacuation orders were issued in several small communities and the west shore of Lake Almanor which is a popular getaway.
In addition, the nation’s largest wildfire in southern Oregon’s Bootleg fire was almost halfway surrounded on Saturday as more than 2,200 crew members worked to corral it in the heat and wind, according to the fire officials.
The officials further added that the spread of the sprawling blaze has slowed, but thousands of home continued to be threatened on its eastern side.
In California, Governor Gavin Newsom has announced a state of emergency for four northern countries stating that wildfires were causing ‘condition of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property’.
Furthermore in California, the Tamarack fire south of Lake Tahoe continued to burn through the timber and Chaparral and thereby threatening communities on either sides of the California-Nevada state line. As per reports, the fire emerged through a lightning on July 4 in Alpine Country and has demolished nearly 10 buildings.
Meanwhile in the north-central Washington state, firefighters resisted two blazes in Okanogan Country which threatened hundreds of homes. The blaze further resulted in hazardous air quality conditions on Saturday.
In northern Idaho, east of Spokane, a small fire near the Silverwood Theme Park resulted in evacuation on Friday evening. However, on Saturday the theme park was reopened with almost half fire contained.
Reportedly, over 85 large wildfires were burning around the country with most of them in western states. These blazes had burned around 553,000 hectares (1.4 million acres).
