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California’s largest fire torches homes as blazes lash West
Updated On: 26 July, 2021 08:26 AM IST | Bly | Agencies
The growth of the sprawling blaze had slowed, but thousands of homes remained threatened on its eastern side, authorities said.
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A home burns as flames from the Dixie fire tear through the Indian Falls neighbourhood of Plumas County, California on Saturday. PIC/AFP
Flames racing through rugged terrain in Northern California destroyed multiple homes Saturday as the state’s largest wildfire intensified and numerous other blazes battered the US West.
The Dixie fire, which started July 14, had already levelled over a dozen houses and other structures when it tore through the tiny town of Indian Falls after dark. It was burning in a remote area with limited access, hampering firefighters’ efforts as it advanced eastward, fire officials said.
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