Tuesday marks the seventh day of the Park Fire, which has burned 383,619 acres (600 square miles), making it the fifth-largest wildfire in California's recorded history. Firefighters have reached 14% containment on the blaze.
Cal Fire has confirmed 192 structures have been destroyed and another 19 were damaged. Roughly 4,200 buildings are still considered under threat. No deaths have been reported.
In a video briefing Tuesday morning, operation section chief Mark Brunton said the northwestern section of the fire, in Tehama County, saw a 'significant increase in fire activity' on Monday afternoon. The area is in rugged, inaccessible terrain, which was a challenge for crews to lay control lines.
Crews on Tuesday will be at various stages of fire management, according to a Cal Fire update. Some are still attempting to build containment lines in tricky terrain, defend structures, and mop up controlled areas.
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