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The dixie fire has been burning for more than 26 days and almost 10,000 firefighters are trying to contain it. the bbc�*s azaday moshiri reports. it's now the second largest fire in california's history. flames so relentless they threaten entire towns. the now infamous dixie fire started almost a month ago in the north of the state, and is now around 2.5 times the size of new york. and there's still no sign of it abating. 11 major wildfires are burning across the state. 489,000 acres of land have been destroyed and only 21% of the blaze is contained. but it's notjust land, but also lives tha...

Island of evia. a huge wildfire in northern california is now the second largest in the state's history with thousands of people forced out of their homes. the dixie fire has been burning for more than 26 days, and almost 10,000 firefighters are trying to contain it. azaday moshiri reports. it has become the second largest fire in california's history. flames so relentless, they threaten entire towns. the now infamous dixie fire started almost one month ago in the north of the state and is now around 2.5 times the size of new york. and there is still no sign of it abating. 11 major wildfires a...

Times the size of new york, and there is still no sign of abating. 11 major wildfires are burning across the state. 489,000 acres of land have been ravaged by the dixie fire alone. and only 21% of the blaze is contained. but it's notjust land, but also lives that are at risk. thousands have been evacuated under orders from the state, leaving their homes and businesses at mercy of the blaze. you could see the red coming over the hill, it was a monster, it truly is. california's governor walked through the historic gold rush town of greenville which has been ravaged by the fire and left in ruins...

Whether out of politics in a place like the united states or poverty in developing nations where they need to be switching to new forms of energy. they're using movement from corporations but you don't know how much is green washing but no. the answer is not nearly enough action is happening to match this warning. it comes down to the fate of ourselves and our kids. the human nature. >> yeah. bill weir, you'll be covering it all day. thank you for getting up early. thank you. bill was talking about the extreme swings. there's one going on now. 100 large fires burning across 15 states in most...

Sunday intensified the blaze which is far from contained. camilla burnal has more on this for us. so what wr do -- where do we stand at this point? >> reporter: the fire keeps growing and growing and weather is not cooperating. so the smoke has cleerped but it has gotten hotter and drier and so what we are left with is 489,000 acres already burned and containment still at 21%. we've not seen progress over the entire weekend. we're expecting an update from authorities but as of this moment, no progress. and that is what is making it so difficult. this fire has been burning for 26 days straight....