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Update: Dixie Fire Tops 432,000 Acres; Largest Current Wildfire In U.S.; 4 Missing In Plumas County
The fire is only 35% contained and is expected to grow; it currently stands as California's third-largest wildfire in history.
By CBS San Francisco Staff:
GREENVILLE, Plumas County (CBS SF/AP) — The Dixie Fire in Northern California grew by 110 square miles between Thursday night and Friday morning, making the blaze the largest wildfire currently raging in the country.
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The Dixie Fire has consumed 432,813 acres in Butte, Plumas, Lassen and Tehama counties – an increase of 71,000 acres from the night before. The Bootleg Fire in Oregon had previously been the nation’s largest active wildfire at 413,765 acres.
The fire is only 35% contained and is expected to grow. It currently stands as California’s third-largest wildfire in history.
Find out what's happening in Across Californiafor free with the latest updates from Patch.
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