[NYPOST] Flames racing through rugged terrain in Northern Caliphornia, an impregnable bastion of the Democratic Party, destroyed multiple homes Saturday as the state’s largest wildfire intensified and numerous other blazes battered the U.S. West.The Dixie fire, which started July 14, had already leveled over a dozen houses and other structures when it tore through the tiny community of Indian Falls after dark.An updated damage estimate was not immediately available, though fire officials said the blaze has charred more than 181,000 acres (73,200 hectares) in Plumas and Butte counties and was 20% contained.
The fire was burning in a remote area with limited access, hampering firefighters’ efforts as it charged eastward, fire officials said. It has prompted evacuation orders in several small communities and along the west shore of Lake Almanor, a popular area getaway.
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...back at the saloon, Butch got the bill for the damage caused by the fist fight, the mirror broken in the shootout, and drinks for everyone......
the nation’s largest wildfire, southern Oregon’s Bootleg fire, was nearly halfway surrounded Saturday as more than 2,200 crew members worked to corral it in the heat and wind, fire officials said. The growth of the sprawling blaze had slowed, but thousands of homes remained threatened on its eastern side, authorities said.
Dixie Fire destroys 16 structures in California; Bootleg Fire 46% contained https://t.co/H5aDNoSdMx
— UPI.com (@UPI) July 25, 2021