CALIFORNIA: The most destructive wildfire raging in southern California has expanded significantly, scorching an area larger than New York City. The Thomas fire in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties has consumed 230,000 acres in the past week. Six large blazes, and other smaller ones, erupted on Monday night in southern California. The Thomas Fire – named according to where it started, near the Thomas Aquinas College – is by far the largest of the fires. There are also fears the blaze will seriously hit California’s multi-million dollar agricultural industry.

Source: Pakistan Today December 11, 2017 05:48 UTC