Cooler Weather Helps Firefighters Corral a Third of Massive California Blaze

Cooler Weather Helps Firefighters Corral a Third of Massive California Blaze
A helicopter drops water on the Park Fire near Butte Meadows, Calif., on July 30, 2024. Nic Coury/AP Photo
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CHICO, Calif.—Fire crews battling California’s largest wildfire this year have corralled a third of the blaze aided in part by cooler weather, but a return of triple-digit temperatures could allow it to grow, fire officials said Sunday.

Cooler temperatures and increased humidity gave firefighters “a great opportunity to make some good advances” on the fire in the Sierra Nevada foothills, said Chris Vestal, a spokesman for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.