CALIFORNIA – Firefighters are continuing to tackle a wildfire in the northern part of this state, which has become the second-largest in state history.
The Dixie Fire has already destroyed nearly all of the historic Gold Rush town of Greenville. Authorities warned it could take weeks to contain.
There are currently 11 major wildfires burning in the state.
The Dixie Fire started on July 13 and has since ravaged more than 463,000 acres. Just 21 percent of the blaze is contained, according to officials.
It is second in size only to last year’s August Complex Fire, which burned through more than one million acres.
Three people are missing, and thousands have evacuated, some of those now residing in tents.
More than 5,000 firefighters are currently tackling the Dixie Fire.(BBC)
