Of the 13 wildfires currently burning in California, 7 are classified as 'large.' Large wildfires are burning in more than a dozen states, including one of the largest in Colorado's history.
As of noon ET on Friday, some 100 personnel were battling the blaze, which has scorched at least 2,500 acres, closed roads in the area and is 0% contained.that erupted Wednesday near Lake Hughes, north of Los Angeles.Road closures and evacuations remain in place, as more than 1,100 personnel work to contain the wildfire.
The Lake Fire spread rapidly, Seneca Smith, a public information officer for the Angeles National Forest,"The fire behavior was so rapid as far as growth and so explosive in behavior that it took a while for ground crews to get to the edge," Smith said, describing the primary driver of the fire as"heavy, thick and dense dried-out vegetation and steep terrain."
There are currently 13 wildfires burning in California, according to Cal Fire. The National Interagency Fire Center classifies seven of them as"large." So far this year, more than 5,700 wildfires in the state have burned at least 204,000 acres. Compare that to all of 2019, when nearly 260,000 acres of land were destroyed and three people were killed,California has put, including multiple fires in Alaska, Arizona, Oregon, Washington and Colorado.in Colorado, the Pine Gulch Fire has destroyed almost 70,000 acres, making it one of the largest in the state's history.
A few hours away, the Grizzly Creek Fire has burned about 14,000 acres, reports Colorado Public Radio's Stina Sieg.
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