(CNN) The Dixie Fire in California, the largest wildfire currently burning in the country, has grown to become the second-biggest in the state's history, according to CalFire . The Dixie Fire, which started July 13, was 21% contained as of Sunday evening, according to InciWeb . "Today there are 8,574 personnel battling 39 new wildfires that in total have burned over 876,055 acres" across the state, CalFire tweeted. Throughout the country Sunday, there were 107 large wildfires burning in 15 states, while more than 2.2 million acres have burned, according to an update by the National Interagency Fire Center. Montana with 25 active fires, Idaho with 20 and Oregon with 16 are the top three in the United States, according to NIFC.

Source: CNN August 08, 2021 21:33 UTC