Epic Scale of California Wildfires Continues to Grow

Epic Scale of California Wildfires Continues to Grow
The August Complex Fire burns near Lake Pillsbury in the Mendocino National Forest, Calif., on Sept. 16, 2020. Noah Berger/AP Photo
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SAN FRANCISCO—The staggering scale of California’s wildfires reached another milestone Monday: A single fire surpassed 1 million acres.

The new mark for the August Complex in the Coast Range between San Francisco and the Oregon border came a day after the total area of land burned by California wildfires this year passed 4 million acres, more than double the previous record.