
At 286,519 acres, the Creek Fire has become the largest single wildfire in California’s history, reports The Hill.
The previous record was set in 2018 at 1.96 million acres. Cal Fire reports that the Creek Fire has destroyed 855 structures and damaged 71 and that the fire is currently only 32 percent contained.
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