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Greenville/Plumas County, Aug 11 (EFE/EPA).- The huge wildfire that has been burning for four weeks in northeastern California has already destroyed more than 550 homes and firefighters have only managed to get it 30 percent contained, authorities reported on Wednesday.So far, the Dixie fire, dubbed thusly because of the name of the mountain highway along which it began, has burned 202,700 hectares (some 510,000 acres), according to the latest figures from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire).The blaze, which has been raging since July 14 over a mountainous area near Lassen Volcanic National Park, is already the second largest fire ever registered in California, surpassed only by the August Complex fire last year, although that fire was actually 38 separate fires all burning in the same general area. (Camera: JOHN MABANGLO).SHOT LIST: HOMES AND BUILDINGS DESTROYED BY THE DIXIE FIRE IN GREENVILLE, CALIFORNIA, AND THE DIXIE FIRE IN PLUMAS COUNTY NEAR TAYLORSVILLE, CALIFORNIA, US.
Taylorsville/Indian Valley, Aug 12 (EFE/EPA).- The more than 6,000 people battling the largest active wildfire in California struggled to make progress Thursday amid daytime temperatures approaching 38 C (100 F).Containment of the Dixie Fire, which erupted July 14 in a mountainous area near Lassen National Forest in the northeastern part of the state, has remained at 30 percent for more than 24 hours.The combination of high temperatures, low humidity and warm winds from the southeast is hampering the effort, according to the latest update from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire). (Camera: JOHN MABANGLO) .SHOT LIST: DIXIE FIRE BURNS THROUGH A FOREST IN PLUMAS COUNTY NEAR TAYLORSVILLE; AND FIRE CREWS PROTECT A HOME FROM THE DIXIE FIRE IN INDIAN VALLEY CALIFORNIA, US.
Greenville (US), August 11 (EFE / EPA).- (Camera: John Mabanglo) The forecast of an increase in heat as of Wednesday threatens to halt the progress made by firefighters in the last hours to contain the largest of the fires currently active in California, authorities warned Tuesday.FOOTAGE OF THE FIRE, THE FIREWORK, AND THE EFFECTS OF THESE IN THE LOCATION OF GREENVILLE.
Plumas County, Jul 22 (EFE/EPA).- More mandatory evacuation orders were issued for Plumas County on Thursday as Dixie fire has reached megafire status. The fire has grown to 90,479 acres with 15 percent containment. The utility Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) says its equipment may have led the start of the Dixie wildfire. (Camera: JOHN MABANGLO).SHOT LIST: FIRES BURN ABOVE THE FEATHER RIVER ACROSS CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY 70 FROM THE DIXIE FIRE AT THE PLUMAS NATIONAL FOREST IN PLUMAS AND BUTTE COUNTIES IN CALIFORNIA, US; AND FIREFIGHTERS EXTINGUISH FLAMES FROM THE DIXIE FIRE NEXT TO THE PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC (PG&E) ROCK CREEK POWER HOUSE IN PLUMAS AND BUTTE COUNTIES IN CALIFORNIA, US.
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announces 15% of the Getty Fire is contained, but warns of tonight's "most significant wind event of the year". The fire, which erupted Monday and has burned at least eight homes, has forced more than 7,000 residents to evacuate. SOUNDBITE
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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