The fourth-largest wildfire in California history ripped through nearly 7,000 more acres on Tuesday, and the containment of it stalled amid blazing hot conditions that will continue Wednesday, fire officials said.
The Park Fire in Tehama and Butte counties and the Lassen National Forest remained at 34% containment while growing to 420,827 acres...
Temperatures were expected to max at 106 degrees in the area of the fire on Wednesday, and the relative humidity was not expected to surpass 20%, according to the National Weather Service.
The blaze has destroyed a combined 640 residential, commercial, minor or other structures in the two counties and damaged 52 others, Cal Fire said.
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