Milder Temperatures Help Firefighters Gain on Massive California Wildfire

A satellite image shows the River fire at the Mendocino Complex wildfire in California, U.S., Aug. 6, 2018. Satellite image ©2018 DigitalGlobe, a Maxar company/Handout via Reuters

LOS ANGELES—Firefighting crews in California took advantage of mild temperatures early on Wednesday, Aug. 8 to make progress in their battle to contain California’s largest ever wildfire which has swelled to almost the size of Los Angeles.