Thousands more mountain residents were evacuated from the path of California’s biggest wildfire on Saturday, Aug. 3, as fatigued firefighters battled gusting winds driving one of the state’s worst fire seasons in a decade.
The Mendocino Complex Fire grew to 153,738 acres (62,000 hectares) on Friday, about half the size of Los Angeles, forcing nearly 16,000 homeowners to flee a blaze that has destroyed 88 structures about 93 miles (150 kilometers) north of San Francisco, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CalFire).
