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California wildfires force more evacuations as crews rush to make progress before weather shift Alex Wigglesworth © (Noah Berger / Associated Press) Cal Fire firefighters battle the Dixie fire near Prattville in Plumas County, Calif., on July 23. (Noah Berger / Associated Press) Crews were continuing to battle two massive wildfires in Northern California on Saturday, with more residents ordered to flee their homes. The Dixie fire had burned 181,289 acres and was 14% contained as of Saturday, when it prompted a new wave of evacuations for residents in Plumas County. At least 16 structures had been destroyed, and more than 7,000 were threatened, authorities said. The fire was burning to the northeast through everything from timber to grasses, all of which are unseasonably dry, said Capt. Mitch Matlow, public information officer for the fire.

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