Greenville, United States: The terrible Dixie fire in North California has developed into the second largest fire in the history of the country, the authorities said on Sunday, with three people reported missing and thousands of advanced fire.
On Sunday, the fire had destroyed 463,477 hectares (187,562 hectares), up from 447,723 hectares the previous day.
Now covering a larger area of ​​Los Angeles.
The Dixie Blaze is the largest active fire in the United States, but only one in 11 main forest fires in California.
During the weekend, it surpassed the Fire Complex Mendocino 2018 to make it the second worst fire in the country’s history.
On Saturday, Governor Gavin Newsom visited the historic city of Greenville which was burned, expressed “deep thanks” to the team that fought the flame.
He said the authorities had to devote more resources to manage the forest and prevent fire.
But he added that “The Dries get more dried, it’s hotter than ever …
we need to admit directly this is forest fires caused by the climate.” Climate change strengthens dry drought, creating ideal conditions for forest fires to spread out of control and cause material damage and an unprecedented environment.
Blaze Dixie, which on Saturday left three injured firefighters, remained 21 percent contained weeks, unchanged from the previous day, the Calfire website reported.
The crew estimates fire, which began July 13, will not eventually be extinguished for two weeks.
Weak winds and higher moisture have given some assistance to firefighters, but they reinforce for a higher temperature is expected to exceed 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 Celsius) in the coming days.
Heavy smoke made driving dangerous for fire crew in several regions, and the steep path also made difficult access.
Eight of the largest forest fires in the state have come since December 2017.
The scars that still blackened from the previous fire have denied the Dixie fire crew at times, reducing available fuel.
Thousands of residents have escaped from the area, many find temporary housing – even stay in tents, and often not sure whether their house survived.
The Sheriff County Plumas office said he was still looking for three people listed as lost, after two other people were found during the weekend.
The Dixie Fire has destroyed about 400 structures – Gutting Greenville – and Calfire said workers and equipment were being deployed to save houses in the small town of Mills Crescent, three miles (five kilometers) southeast Greenville.
More than 5,000 personnel are now fighting Blaze Dixie.
Despite repeated evacuation orders from the authorities, some residents refused to escape, prefer to try to fight their own fire rather than leaving their property.
At the end of July, the number of hectares burned in California rose more than 250 percent from 2020 – itself the worst year of forest fires in the modern history of the country.
Long-term droughts that scientists are said to be driven by climate change have left most of the United States and Canada who are dry – and are susceptible to explosive and very destructive fires.
Introduction investigation has suggested Dixie fire begins when a tree falls on the power cord owned by the Regional Pacific Gas & Company (PG & E) utility, a private operator who was previously blamed for camp fires in 2018, which killed 86 people.