{"id":613663,"date":"2021-08-05T18:21:59","date_gmt":"2021-08-05T22:21:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=613663"},"modified":"2021-08-05T18:22:00","modified_gmt":"2021-08-05T22:22:00","slug":"calif-river-fire-quickly-grows-to-1-4k-acres-as-dixie-fire-destroys-gold-rush-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/calif-river-fire-quickly-grows-to-1-4k-acres-as-dixie-fire-destroys-gold-rush-town\/","title":{"rendered":"Calif. River Fire quickly grows to 1.4K acres as Dixie Fire destroys Gold Rush town"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcalif-river-fire-quickly-grows-to-1-4k-acres-as-dixie-fire-destroys-gold-rush-town%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=613663&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2483540\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2483540\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A home is engulfed in flames as the Dixie fire rages on in Greenville, California on August 5, 2021. (JOSH EDELSON\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 3:12 PM PT \u2013 Thursday, August 5, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>A new wildfire has scorched hundreds of acres in Northern California, while firefighters continue to battle a blaze that\u2019s only grown over the weeks. Reports on Thursday said the blaze, dubbed the River Fire, started late Wednesday afternoon around 70 miles west of the California-Nevada border.<\/p>\n<p>The fire quickly grew to around 1,400 acres, destroying around 40 structures and threatening another 4,000. Around 6,600 residents have already been forced to evacuate their homes with fire officials reporting no containment of the blaze as of Wednesday evening.<\/p>\n<p>Sheriffs warned residents if they received an evacuation warning, to not take their chances and to simply leave. In the meantime, fire crews have continued to battle the blaze known as the Dixie Fire, which is about 120 miles north of Sacramento.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DixieFire?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DixieFire<\/a> is now the 6th largest fire in CA history at 322,502 acres. As we head into the weekend, triple digit temps are expected in many parts of CA! Avoid the sparks that start wildfires by never using outdoor equipment or driving a vehicle on dead or dry grass. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SsXWRlIGth\">pic.twitter.com\/SsXWRlIGth<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CAL FIRE (@CAL_FIRE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CAL_FIRE\/status\/1423354124540649474?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 5, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Reports said part of the Dixie Fire swept through the town of Greenville leaving the community, which was once home to more than 1,100 people, not much much more than ash. Businesses and homes were consumed, some of which date back to the state\u2019s Gold Rush-era, with buildings more than a century old.<\/p>\n<p>This came amid a \u201cred flag warning\u201d with forecasters predicting dry conditions and winds up to 40 miles-per-hour. Sheriffs also warned if anyone was still in the area to evacuate as they are in danger and must leave immediately.<\/p>\n<p>More than 26,000 people have been placed under evacuation orders due to the size of the Dixie Fire\u2019s footprint. Firefighters in the U.S. are currently battling more than 90 large fires that have burned a total of more than two million acres.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/sen-rubio-hears-testimonies-on-malicious-chinese-influence-in-u-s\/\">Sen. Rubio Hears Testimonies On Malicious Chinese Influence In U.S.<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A home is engulfed in flames as the Dixie fire rages on in Greenville, California on August 5, 2021. 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