California fire rapidly reaches state's top 10 biggest ever

By Agence France-Presse

Jul 28, 2024 8:18 am

CHICO, United States — A fire raging out of control in northern California has rapidly become among the biggest ever in the western US state, authorities said Saturday.

The so-called Park Fire had burned almost 350,000 acres (142,000 hectares) as of late Saturday morning, making it the seventh-largest ever recorded in California history, the state agency Cal Fire said on X.

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