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Parts of the Dixie Fire have worsened, according to a report from FOX40's Kristina Werner.
The moisture in the area has affected the direction of winds and the fire was pushed into the north and the west late Thursday night (August 12).
Earlier this week, the Dixie Fire became the largest single wildfire in California in recorded history.
Over 6,000 fire personnel are continuing to battle the fire which started on July 13. As of Thursday morning, FOX40 reports that it has burned 510,227 acres across Plumas, Butte, Tehama, and Lassen counties. The blaze remains 30% contained.
The California Governor's Office of Emergency Services held a press briefing on Wednesday, August 11, after touring Greenville, a small town destroyed by the fire last week.
“If there’s even a blade of grass near you, that is enough to start a fire these days. It is so dry,” said Cal Fire Director Thom Porter. “And the way we’ve seen this burn through live timber in the tens of thousands of acres an hour is unlike anything we’ve seen, other than a few times. And those few times, most of them have been within the last year or two years.”
Cal Fire reported that nearly 15,000 structures remain threatened by the Dixie Fire.