Chinanews.com, August 9th, reported that the "Dixie Fire" in northern California, the United States, has become the second largest wildfire in California history. It burned more than 463,000 acres and thousands of people continued to evacuate. Wildfires threaten the area.

  According to reports, as of 9 a.m. local time on the 8th, the "Dixie Fire" has expanded to more than 463,000 acres. The area of ​​the fire is larger than Los Angeles and equivalent to Maui, Hawaii.

On August 5, local time, after the wildfire raged, a large number of buildings in Greenville, California, USA were burned down.

  This fire has surpassed the "Mendocino Comprehensive Fire" in 2018, becoming the second worst wildfire in California history, second only to the "August Comprehensive Fire" in August 2020.

  The CalFire website of the California Department of Forest Fire reported that the fire on the 8th had no progress compared to the 7th, and only 21% of the fires were still under control.

The fire brigade estimated that the wildfire that started on July 13 could not be completely extinguished before August 20.

  Although low winds and higher humidity have provided some help for firefighters, they expect that by the middle of this week, the local temperature will exceed 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius), and fire fighting will be more challenging.

On August 5, local time, after the wildfire raged, a large number of buildings in Greenville, California, USA were burned down.

  Thousands of residents have fled the area. Many people are temporarily living in tents. No one can be sure whether their houses can escape the fire.

  So far, no one has reported deaths due to wildfires, but many people have been reported missing.

  Officials said the fire threatened nearly 14,000 buildings and had destroyed more than 400 buildings, including almost all of downtown Greenville, an old mining town about 160 miles north of Sacramento.

  The cause of the "Dixie fire" is still under investigation.

The Pacific Power Company previously stated that a large tree overwhelmed one of the company's transmission lines and may have triggered a fire.