The Gifford Fire has reached "mega fire" status at over 119,000 acres burned and has become California's largest fire this year.

The Gifford Fire burning in central California has burned more than 119,000 acres as of early Monday, having expanded to reach "megafire" status since it began earlier in August. Newsweek contacted U.

The Gifford Fire burning through the rugged backcountry of California's Central Coast is now the state's largest wildfire of the year. It has reached so-called "mega-fire" status and is one of 38 large fires burning across nine states.

A rapidly spreading blaze in California is impacting communities in the Los Angeles area as thousands have been placed under evacuation orders, officials said.

Firefighters have made good progress in the battle against the Canyon Fire, which continued burning in Ventura and Los Angeles counties on Friday after it broke out the day prior.The vegetation fire,

Evacuation warnings were lifted in Los Angeles County Saturday morning for the 5,370-acre Canyon Fire straddling the Los Angeles-Ventura county line near Val Verde west of Castaic, authorities said. The warnings were lifted as of 7 a.

A wildfire that led to evacuations in Yuba County was sparked by accident, according to California's wildfire management agency, Cal Fire. A person was working on a vehicle with an impact wrench when too much friction generated enough heat to ignite dry seasonal grasses,

A vegetation fire near the Frenchtown area of Yuba County was spreading at a dangerous rate and threatened structures Sunday afternoon, officials said.