Weather & Science
California Wildfire Grows to Become Biggest of the Year
- Dry winds fan blaze near Sacramento as thousands are evacuated
- ‘Area remains a dynamic situation that may change at any time’
A firefighter monitors the Mosquito Fire near Foresthill, California on September 7.
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A fire in Northern California grew overnight after dry winds Tuesday fanned flames, making the blaze the largest in the state so far this year.
The Mosquito Fire, which started Sept. 6, spread nearly 10,000 acres (4,046.9 hectares) and now covers a footprint of 58,544 acres in El Dorado and Placer counties, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, known as Cal Fire. The blaze was 49,761 acres Tuesday.