Thousands of firefighters were battling a wildfire in northern California on Saturday that exploded in size, scorching an area about the size of Los Angeles — one of several blazes tearing through the western United States and Canada amid dry, hot and windy conditions.

The forecast called for cooler temperatures that could help slow the Park Fire, the largest blaze so far this year in California. The Park Fire’s intensity and dramatic spread led fire officials to make unwelcome comparisons to the monstrous Camp Fire, which burned out of control in nearby Paradise in 2018, killing 85 people and torching 11,000 homes.

More than 130 structures have been destroyed by this fire so far, and thousands more are threatened as evacuations were ordered.{ai:summary}<p>In the sweltering heat of northern California, firefighters scramble to contain the raging Park Fire, a beast that has grown larger than Los Angeles itself. With sinister winds whispering flames, the specter of the devastating Camp Fire looms over them, a grim reminder of nature's wrath.</p><p>Cooler temperatures might grant a reprieve, but the western U.S. and Canada are locked in a fiery battle, with nature stubborn as an old bourbon bottle. As the flames dance, the stakes are high, and the echoes of past tragedies fuel the urgency of the fight. #society</p>

California fire explodes in size as blazes burn across Western U.S. and Canada

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