California Park Fire grows to over 400K acres
Firefighters battling the Park Fire in Northern California have contained 34% of the more than 400,000-acre blaze, but hot, dry weather is expected to bring tough conditions over the next few days. As of Monday morning, the Park Fire had burned 402,042 square miles, or 628,000 square miles, according to the California Department of Forestry […]
California wildfire explodes in size, scalding 307K acres
California’s largest wildfire in three years has grown to more than 307,000 acres, an area roughly the size of Los Angeles, and remained 0% contained as of Saturday. “The Park Fire continued to burn intensely due to steep terrain and wind conditions,” the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said in a report. Will […]
Man arrested for sparking massive California wildfire by pushing fiery car into gully, blaze already burned 164,000 acres
A California man has been arrested in connection with the massive Parkland Fire that has ravaged Northern California after he allegedly drove a burning car into a valley that sparked a massive wildfire that has already burned more than 164,000 acres. Authorities said suspect Ronnie Dean Stout II, 42, was arrested around 2 a.m. Thursday […]