The Dixie Fire Is The 2nd Largest In California History And Is Only 21% Contained
The massive fire has now been burning since mid-July in Northern California. Sheriff's deputies are still looking for four people who lived in the town of Greenville, which was largely destroyed.
The massive Dixie Fire in Northern California has now been burning for nearly a month â it ignited in the Sierra Nevada around four weeks ago, on July 13.
Thousands of people are under evacuation orders, as the fire has blossomed to consume nearly 500,000 acres. It is currently 21% contained and has destroyed at least 400 structures.
The fire poses a dire threat to small communities, having ravaged the town of Greenville last week. It currently threatens nearly 14,000 more structures.
Emergency crews search for survivors of Greenville tragedy
The Plumas County Sheriff's Office says 27
