Crews are making progress containing the California wildfire that became the largest active blaze in the U.S. over the weekend and the seventh largest in state history, ravaging over 350,000 acres.
A burning house is seen as Park Fire burns near Chico, California, July 25, 2024. Fred Greaves/Reuters
Cooler temperatures and increased humidity assisted thousands of firefighters in slowing the wildfire, which is one of several currently spreading in the western U.S. and Canada.
The blaze, dubbed the Park Fire, began on Wednesday when a now-imprisoned man pushed a burning car into a gully in Chico, California.
