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Though the Oak Fire is largely a remote mountain wildfire, we are entering California's worst fire months; August, September and October. We take a look at how things are going so far this fire season.
California’s largest wildfire so far this year steadily expanded overnight after exploding in size over the weekend and forcing thousands of people to evacuate
The largest fire in California this year is threatening thousands of homes in Mariposa County and countless summer vacations in Yosemite due to smoke choking some of Sierra Nevada’s most popular spots.
The Oak Fire in central California comes as parts of the United States remain in the grip of a sweltering heat wave.
It is the most destructive blaze so far this fire season, according to Cal Fire, destroying more than three times the acreage of the nearby Washburn Fire, which has been nearly 90 per cent contained.