Uncontrollable the enormity rages forest fire in northern California, which in three days was done one of the biggest that have ever been recorded in this western US state, the competent authorities announced yesterday, Saturday.

The fire named “Park Fire” The wildfire — California’s largest this summer — had already burned nearly 1.4 million acres as of late yesterday morning, making it the seventh largest in state history, California Forestry and Fire Protection Agency CalFire said.

The fire, which has forced more than 4,000 people from their homes, broke out in a rural and mountainous area near the small town of Chico, which is about 145 kilometers north of Sacramento, the state capital.

“The extreme conditions of this fire continue to be a challenge for firefighters. “It’s still raging out of control at this time,” despite firefighting efforts by about 2,500 people, more than ten helicopters and several aircraft, according to CalFire.

“The ‘Park Fire’ is still raging very strongly due to the steep terrain and winds (…) that are causing a lot of strengthening” of the front, CalFire said.

However, the California Forestry and Fire Service adds in its statement that cooler temperatures and more humidity are expected in the region, which could help slow the fire’s spread.

Police have arrested a 42-year-old suspect for causing the fire, who was seen pushing and throwing a burning car into a canyon.

The fire broke out on Wednesday near Chicoin the county Beautand within a few hours it destroyed a huge area of ​​it, as well as its neighboring county Tehama.

According to the latest information that has been made public, 134 buildings have been burnt so far, while smoke from the fire has also reached neighboring states.

Like other residents, the Julia Yarbough she saw her house reduced to ashes. “This is what’s left of my house,” she told CBS, pointing to the ruins of her home, which was still billowing with smoke.

This huge forest fire evokes bad memories for the residents of the city Paradisewhich is about 15 kilometers from Chico and where 85 people lost their lives in 2018 in the deadliest wildfire in California history.

Due to the very fast spread of the “Park Fire”, Paradise is now on high alert in case it needs to be evacuated.

US President Joe Biden has been briefed on the large fire and has instructed his team to do what they can to support efforts to put it out, a White House official said.

The “Park Fire” is the largest of dozens of active fire fronts raging across the US, of which more than 8 million acres have burned, according to the National Interagency Fire Center.

In his state Oregonseveral fires are raging, among which the Durkee Firewhich has burned more than 1.1 million acres in the eastern part of the state, according to authorities.

A firefighter has died in the crash of a single-engine small firefighting aircraft near the fire called Falls Fire, in southeastern Oregon, the U.S. Fire Service said Friday.

This is the second firefighter death in a plane crash in recent weeks.

Earlier this month, a pilot was reported killed trying to put out a wildfire outside Helena, Montana.

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the causes of both plane crashes, but the investigation to determine exactly what went wrong could take several months.

After two wet winters, the western US has experienced several heat waves since June, which dry out new vegetation from the rains and favor the spread of wildfires.

Recurring heat waves are an indicator of rising global temperatures linked to climate change caused by humanity’s reliance on fossil fuels, scientists say.