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California wildfire engulfed 35,000 acres in 24 hours

At 52,600 Acres, the Madre Fire Is California’s Largest This Year

A wildfire in California’s San Luis Obispo County rapidly expanded overnight and was covering more than 35,000 acres on Thursday morning, prompting evacuation orders, closing part of a highway and sending thick smoke billowing into neighboring counties. It is the biggest wildfire the state has seen this year.

Newsweek on MSN · 4h

Madre Fire Map: California Wildfire Engulfed 35,000 Acres in 24 Hours

At the outset of the blaze, the San Luis Obispo Sheriff's Office estimated that some 500 acres were already burned at the scene, near the 10000 block of Highway 166 in the Los Padres National Forest. They warned the fire was spreading "rapidly."

USA TODAY on MSN · 1h

Madre Fire explodes in size, becoming California's largest wildfire this year

The Madre Fire is the largest wildfire in California in 2025 — surpassing the Los Angeles-area fires that devastated parts of the region in January.

The Mirror US on MSN2d

Raging wildfires tear through Southern California as experts warn worst is yet to come

Extremely dry conditions after a below-average rainy season signal a bad stretch for a region still recovering from ...

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Southern California on alert for severe wildfires after dry winter

The warning, delivered at the county fire headquarters in East Los Angeles on Friday, serves as a stark reminder of how ...

Wildfires erupt in California as drought conditions expand

Firefighters in the Golden State are working to control dozens of blazes, with several large fires erupting in Riverside and ...

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Fires in Southern California today: What's the latest on wildfires darkening SoCal skies?

Firefighters continued to battle at least five significant wildfires burning through Riverside and San Bernardino counties.

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California’s film tax credit boost officially signed into law to lure back Hollywood jobs

Nine months after first proposing to increase the annual amount allocated to California's film and TV tax credit program, Gov ...

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Firefighters urge residents to prepare for ‘inevitable' summer wildfires in California

The most effective measures to prepare for wildfires, Villanueva said, is by creating a “defensible space” around homes. He ...

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Southern California Warned of Risk for 'Large Life-Threatening Wildfires'

Portions of Southern California have been warned of a risk posed by "large life-threatening wildfires" amid "unseasonably" ...

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Madre Fire: California's largest blaze explodes in size as dry, hot weather raises wildfire risk

Madre Fire became California's largest blaze so far this year, ripping through grasslands after breaking out Wednesday in southeastern San Luis Obispo County.

NBC Los Angeles on MSN2d

Update: Several wildfires continue to burn across Southern California

As the wildfire season, fueled by dry conditions and scorching temperatures, continues to threaten Southern California, fire crews Tuesday battled several brush fires in Riverside and San Bernardino ...

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