California fire tripled, destroyed 20 homes

The Beckwourth Complex Fire, triggered by a western heatwave, moved from California to Nevada and was localized by 8% Authorities said that the largest wildfire in California, amid the scorching summer heat, consumed more than 20,000 acres of land and destroyed about 20 homes.

The fire, dubbed The Beckwourth Complex Fire, has spread to Nevada, moving along the popular highway along the Sierra Nevada mountain range, causing a massive evacuation in Washu County. “I know arid conditions and winds have played a role,” said US Forest Service spokeswoman Kimberly Kashalk. "It was a problem from day one."

Doyle County, Nevada, reports that 20 homes were completely destroyed in an expanding fire. Part of Highway 395 has been closed in Lassen County, and the sheriff's office said the mandatory evacuation zone has been expanded. Federal fire authorities have reported some progress in containing fires on the southern and southwestern flanks.

Forecasters say that in the coming days the temperature in the area will drop, and this will contribute to extinguishing the fire.

Two firefighters died due to increased wildfires in the West during the abnormal heat

Two firefighters died on Saturday in Arizona as several wildfires are raging again amid the heat wave in the western states. They pose a threat to California's already congested power grid in an ongoing drought.

Firefighters were killed in a plane crash while conducting aerial reconnaissance over the Cedar Basin Fire near Prescott National Forest, the Bureau of Land Management said in a statement.

Meanwhile, on Saturday in southern Oregon, the area of ​​the Bootleg Fire doubled to nearly 77,000 acres in the Fremont Vinem National Forest, energy officials said. The fire damaged three electrical lines that carry electricity from Oregon to California. As a result, California lost thousands of megawatts of imported electricity and is now trying to maintain operating reserves as temperatures in parts of the state soared above 40 degrees Celsius.