California is in the midst of an inferno. All told, the fire is the fourth-largest in California history and has already cost the state’s firefighting agency, Cal Fire, nearly $89 million. “This thing is 60 miles long and 40 miles wide,” Tim Chavez, a fire behavior analyst with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, told the Los Angeles Times. Red flag warnings have been issued for the weekend as troubling winds are expected to pick up once again. “With an abundance of tinder dry vegetation avoid any activity with open flames or that may cause a spark,” Cal Fire warned on Twitter.

Source: Huffington Post December 15, 2017 21:56 UTC