Wildfire smoke to affect air quality in Bay Area
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A new wildfire was reported today at 12:42 a.m. in Sacramento County, California. Dyer Fire has been burning on private land for two hours. At this time, the containment status is unknown and the cause of the fire remains undetermined.
A haze visible in parts of the Sacramento Valley on Thursday is from multiple wildfires burning in Northern California. A north wind is pushing the smoke to the valley, and a high-pressure system is locking it in with little wind.
Kern County fire crews reportedly battled a 2-alarm fire in Lamont, California, for hours late Saturday night, July 12.
The Eaton and Palisades fires in January caused an unprecedented level of destruction, killing at least 30 people, destroying more than 16,000 homes in L.A. County and leaving a burn zone 2½ times the size of New York’s Manhattan. Two weeks into peak fire season, wildfires are spreading in California. Officials say it’s just the beginning.
A massive California wildfire has prompted evacuation orders and a highway closure. The Madre Fire ignited Wednesday afternoon in San Luis Obispo County, according to Cal Fire. It has since grown to 79,936 acres and is 30% contained as of Sunday, fire officials said.
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NBC Los Angeles on MSNLargest California wildfire expands in San Luis Obispo County. See where fires are burningA wildfire in a wilderness area on the Central California coast grew to more than 70,800 acres Friday as the fire-prone state enters the hot and dry months of summer. The Madre Fire, burning in warm conditions in San Luis Obispo County,
Laguna Beach police said they identified the suspect as a 13-year-old boy, who was arrested on suspicion of felony reckless burning of forest land.
The Rancho fire, which burned nearly five acres in Laguna Beach, prompted evacuations and caused power outages.
The fire has prompted evacuation orders, warnings and highway closures in San Luis Obispo County about 100 miles north of Los Angeles.
LAGUNA BEACH — A 13-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of setting off fireworks that sparked a wildfire this week in coastal Southern California, forcing the evacuations of about a hundred canyon homes, authorities said.
Initial location: Canon Road & Gate Road, Fairfield, Solano County, Calif. A new wildfire was reported today at 6:55 p.m. in Solano County, California. At this time, there is no information available on the containment of the fire.