The Holy Fire, which has burned 22,714 acres in Southern California and is 52% contained as of Aug. 13, was captured on a timelapse video as it began as a waft of smoke and later evolved into a giant dark cloud.
Among 14 active wildfires across California, the Holy Fire started on Aug. 6 in Holy Jim Canyon of the Cleveland National Forest. Triple-digit temperatures along with low humidity helped the fire to spread out of control. Within three days, the Holy Fire had claimed more than 10,000 acres of land.
