The fire is being described as the biggest and most terrible fire in the forests of America. Reports
Sacramento - The fire in the American state of California has spread to more than double the area in 24 hours. The fire has covered more than 3.5 lakh acres. This incident of the Chichi Hai fire is being called the biggest forest fire in America.
According to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, the "Pak Fire" burned more than 3.5 million acres 90 miles north of the state capital, Sacramento, by Saturday evening. Due to the winds, the efforts to reduce the spread of the fire will probably help. Officials said that the damage caused by the fire was much more than the estimates.
Authorities have issued evacuation orders for communities in several counties, including a warning for Paradise, the town that was devastated by a historic campfire in 2018, a White House official said.
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Biden has been briefed about the fire and has instructed his team to do everything possible to control it. According to authorities, a man allegedly pushed a burning vehicle into dry bushes and set it on fire, which started the horrific fire. The arsonist has been arrested, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. The biggest one was that which has burnt more than 2 million acres.
A wildfire in Northern California has become the largest wildfire in the western state, forcing more than 4,000 people to evacuate, officials said, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said on microblogging website X. The Park Fire, which started in Chico in Butte County, destroyed a large area of Tehama County within hours, said a post.
