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The Dixie Fire continues to burn in Plumas and Butte counties, and areas of Lassen and Tehama counties.
The fire was sparked around 5:15 p.m. July 13 in the Lassen National Forest.
A number of residents in Butte, Plumas and Tehama counties are under evacuation orders and warnings. The blaze has closed parts of Lassen National Forest and Plumas National Forest, and knocked out power in parts of Lassen County.
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Firefighters are battling the Dixie Fire, burning in Plumas and Butte counties, and threatening areas of Lassen and Tehama counties.
The fire was sparked around 5:15 p.m. July 13 in the Lassen National Forest and has prompted evacuations in Butte, Plumas and Tehama counties. The fire also closed parts of the Lassen National Forest and Plumas National Forest.
Causes of the Dixie Fire and adjoining Fly Fire are under investigation, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
California wildfires: More ‘extreme’ activity pushes Dixie Fire close to 200,000 acres [The Sacramento Bee]
Jul. 26 California’s largest wildfire of 2021, the Dixie Fire, continues to threaten thousands of homes in Butte, Plumas and Tehama counties.
Nearly 5,500 personnel are now battling blaze, which ignited July 13 above the Cresta Dam in Feather River Canyon, Cal Fire’s Butte unit said in a Monday morning incident report.
The Dixie Fire has burned 197,487 acres more than 300 square miles and destroyed close to two dozen structures. The state fire agency reported containment at 22% as of Monday morning, up one percentage point from the prior evening. Nearly 11,000 structures are threatened.
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