California’s Caldor fire burns 100,000 acres as it rips through small towns
by Gabrielle Canon in San Francisco from Environment | The Guardian on (#5NP5B)
Surging blaze has destroyed more than 500 structures amid extremely dry conditions as western Nevada blanketed by smoke
The raging Caldor fire in northern California has burned more than 100,000 acres and destroyed more than 500 structures after surging over the weekend.
Fueled by warm winds and drought-stricken vegetation, the fire, burning south-west of Lake Tahoe, surged through more than 30,000 acres in two days and by Monday morning had consumed about 106,500 acres.
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