California Fire Threatens Homes as Blazes Burn Across West

California Fire Threatens Homes as Blazes Burn Across West
CalFire firefighters and California Correctional Center (CCC) inmates fight a spot fire on the side of Highway CA-36 between Chester and Westwood in Plumas County, Calif., on Aug. 13, 2021. Eugene Garcia/AP Photo
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QUINCY, Calif.—Thousands of Northern California homes were threatened Sunday by the nation’s largest wildfire.

Thunderstorms that moved in starting Friday didn’t produce much rain but whipped up winds and generated lightning strikes across the northern Sierra where crews were battling the month-old Dixie Fire.