80 Wildfires Rage Across West, Bootleg Fire Burns Over 300,000 Acres

The Bootleg Fire has burned more than 300,000 acres in southern Oregon and continues to grow as more than 80 large wildfires in the West forced evacuations. The fire, currently the nation's largest, is fueled by extremely dry vegetation and low humidity and it grew at a rate of about one football field every five seconds over its first 10 days.

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