A blaze that shut down a major highway and is burning out of control through timber and brush in northern California grew overnight. A blaze that shut down a major highway and is burning out of control through timber and brush in northern California grew overnight. The US Forest Service said the blaze is now covering 38 square miles, up from 34 square miles on Thursday night. California Highway Patrol Officer Jason Morton said the blaze is 0% contained and still burning along Interstate 5. There are ~79 large #wildfires currently burning on about 1.6 million acres of private, state, tribal, and federal land.

Source: Irish Independent September 07, 2018 16:52 UTC