An alarm has been sounded in northern California for the Dixie fire that continues to rage uncontrollably forcing thousands of people to flee their homes. In fact, as officials said, it is now the second largest in the history of the state.
The fire Dixie which, according to the Athens News Agency, citing local media, burned an area of about 1,852,000 acres (1,876 square kilometers) at 9:00 this morning local time (19.00 Greek time) while it was controlled by only 21%. The burned area, according to a state fire department official, is larger than the city of Houston.
Only the August Complex fire in August 2020 was the largest, burning at least 4 million acres.
No deaths have been reported so far and five people were missing until yesterday afternoon, Saturday afternoon (local time), according to the Plumas County Sheriff’s Office – two of them were said to be safe, although officials are still trying to confirm. the information.
The blaze threatens nearly 14,000 buildings, officials said, and has already destroyed more than 400, including virtually the entire center of Greenville, an old mining town about 160 miles north of Sacramento.
The cause of the fire is still being investigated while Pacific Gas & Electric stated that it may have started from the fall of a tree on the cables of the electric company.
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