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GREENVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Shelton Douthit and his team at the Feather River Land Trust...

GREENVILLE, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California wildfire that is now the third-largest in state history had burned for weeks, mostly in remote wildland areas with few people, before shifting

GREENVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Shelton Douthit and his team at the Feather River Land Trust...

More evacuation orders were lifted as containment on the River Fire near Colfax rose to 62%.

In size this week and has now burned more than 400,000 acres making at the third-largest fire in california history. losses in the gold rush town of greenville are staggering more than 75% of the towns historic buildings and hundreds of homes just gutted. after the winds kicked up on wednesday sparking ground fires that jumped from treetop to treetop. no injuries, but officials say at least four people are missing. the cause of the dixie fire is under investigation, but officials say that blown ...

>> there were towers aflame twice as tall as the trees. >> reporter: the growing river fire is growing an an area that hasnt seen glams for years. >> when i get allowed back in there, its either standing or its a pile of ash. thats when it will hit us. >> reporter: with the fire at the doorstep, another intense and uncertain night lies ahead. steve patterson, nbc news, greenville, california. coming up, we remember the leader known as the lion of the labor movement when "the 11th hour" continu...

Stand at 60. >> the planes are twice as tall as the trees, -- >> and tonight, firefighters on the front of a new threat. the river fire is seeing flames that have not burned in 100 years, with a dry brittle brush ready to ignite, and a path ready to burn. >> its either standing or its a pile of ash. thats the only way theyre getting. us >> with the fire at the doorstep of another community, another tense and uncertain nice. steve patterson, nbc news, greenville, california. >> coming up, we reme...

Twice as tall as the trees. >> reporter: and firefighters on the front line of a new threat. the growing river fire is burning in an area that hasnt seen flames in 100 years with drought-brittle brush ready to ignite and pleas to evacuate should the time come. >> when allowed to go back in there, its either standing or a pile of ash. thats when it will hit us. >> reporter: at the doorstep of another community, another tense night lies ahead. >> our thanks to steve patterson for that report. pr...

Thanks for giving us the latest on this. we appreciate it. >> thank you, have a good day. >> anita: responding right now, 100 wild fires burning across 14 western states hit by sweltering drought conditions. the dixie fire in northern california destroying nearly the entire town of greenville. now the largest in the nation. senior correspondent claudia cowan is live in auburn, california, not far from sacramento where another wild fire is raging across two counties scorching thousands of acres. ...

Lake orovilles water level so low, a major hydroelectric plant shut down. heres will carr. >> reporter: tonight, fire crews are in hand-to-hand combat against wildfires showing no sign of letting up. the dixie fire now bigger than houston. overnight, the small community of canyondam suffering devastating damage. firefighters racing to save what they can from this burning garage in nearby lake almanor west, using a bulldozer to try to contain the flames and keep them from spreading to homes nearb...