US News: The largest by far, the Dixie fire, has charred nearly 1,000 square miles (2,590 square km) of the Sierras northeast of San Francisco since mid-July,
GRIZZLY FLATS (California), Aug 19 ― An incendiary mix of strong, shifting winds and drought-parched vegetation stoked two of California's largest wildfires yesterday, with thousands of people chased from their foothill and forest homes in the Sierra Nevada range. Some narrowly escaped the latest.
GRIZZLY FLATS, Calif., Aug 18 (Reuters) - An incendiary mix of strong, shifting winds and drought-parched vegetation stoked two of California's largest wildfires on Wednesday, with thousands of people chased from their foothill and forest homes in the Sierra Nevada range. Some narrowly escaped the latest surge in flames and.