Firefighters across North America are battling wildfires in California, Washington, Oregon, and Canada amid record heatwaves. The US National Interagency Fire Center reports 84 uncontained large fires. Evacuation orders are in place for 15 fires as 21,000 firefighters manage the crisis.
In Oregon, a massive wildfire has become the largest active blaze in the US, generating its weather. Fires have burned over 1,000 sq miles. Washington faces evacuations due to a fast-spreading fire, threatening communities, highways, and infrastructure like cell towers and power networks.
Evacuations have been ordered in San Diego county as a wildfire nears San Diego and Riverside. Areas in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho are experiencing poor air quality due to smoke. Butte county is under evacuation orders. Utah and Nebraska are on fire weather watch.
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