A homeowner in front of his fire-ravaged home Saturday, after a fire passed through in Juniper Hills, California. More than 7,900 wildfires have burned more than 5,468 square miles in the US state of California this year, including many since a mid-August barrage of dry lightning ignited parched vegetation. The El Dorado Fire has burned more than 34 square miles and was 59 percent contained, with 10 buildings destroyed and six damaged. Cal Fire said earlier this month that the El Dorado Fire was ignited September. The device was set off in a field and quickly ignited dry grass.

Source: The Standard September 20, 2020 07:07 UTC