âThis Isnât How Weâre Supposed to Liveâ: Residents Flee as Dixie Fire Surges
Thousands have had to leave their homes in what has grown into a grim ritual in wildfire-plagued Northern California. Many are demanding answers from PG&E, the large utility company.
The Dixie Fire burning near Quincy, Calif., this week.Credit...Nic Coury for The New York Times
July 30, 2021, 7:57 p.m. ET
QUINCY, Calif. â The knock on the door came at 3 in the afternoon, as smoke was filling the sky. When Kristina Bowen heard the Plumas County sheriffâs deputy shouting, she knew she had to move fast.