Overall in the U.S., 86 large fires have burned close to 1.5 million acres in 12 states as of Sunday
Fire crews made progress Sunday in containing the nation’s largest forest fire, named after Bootleg Creek in southern Oregon, as scores of blazes raged in the parched Pacific Northwest, northern Rockies and northern California.
The Bootleg Fire was 46% contained Sunday afternoon, according to Sarah Gracey, a spokeswoman for fire agencies fighting the blaze, which has burned close to 410,000 acres. More than 2,400 people have been evacuated and 67 houses have been destroyed, but there were no new evacuations announced Sunday, she said.
More than 2,500 structures remain threatened by the Bootleg Fire, which is already the third largest fire in the state’s history. The number of ruined buildings “will change as we get in and make assessments,” Ms. Gracey said. Overall in the U.S., 86 large fires have burned close to 1.5 million acres in 12 states, according to an update Sunday on the National Interagency Fire Center’s website. SomeCalifornia’s largest fire, the Dixie Fire in Plumas and Butte counties, was only 21% contained as of Sunday morning after burning more than 190,000 acres, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
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