California’s Dixie Fire grows to half a million acres with more than 1,000 buildings destroyed

California’s destructive Dixie Fire grew to 510,227 acres on Thursday, making it by far the largest and most destructive of 11 wildfires burning across California, fought by nearly 10,000 personnel.

Containment increased slightly to 30 per cent overnight, according to the latest update from Cal Fire. Two firefighters and a civilian have been injured.

The fire, which broke out on July 14 in the Sierra Nevada Mountains some 260 km northeast of Sacramento, is the second-largest in state history.

The blaze has now destroyed more than 1,000 single-family homes, along with hundreds of other structures, and continues to threaten nearly 15,000 others.

California, which typically experiences peak fire season later in the year, is on pace to suffer more burnt acres this year than last— the worst fire season on record.

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