How the Bootleg Fire is generating its own weather
How the Bootleg Fire is generating its own weather AccuWeather 2 hrs ago Adriana Navarro Having already devoured a span of acres that could swallow Los Angeles, the Bootleg Fire is now generating its own weather. Since the flames took hold on July 6 in southern Oregon, the blaze has scorched over 388,000 acres and is only 30% contained, according to InciWeb. It's currently unknown how the flames started, and after two weeks of feeding off of the parched landscape wrought by an intense heat wave and months of drought, it has become the largest wildfire to burn in the West thi...