Wildfires in California have rapidly spread, with the Fresno June Lightning Complex burning nearly 10,000 acres and prompting mandatory evacuations. The Fresno Lightning Complex, consisting of three fires, was ignited by lightning and is now the largest fire incident in the state. The Basin Fire, also in the Sierra National Forest, has grown to around 3,000 acres. This fire season has already seen 106,453 acres burned in California, a significant increase compared to last year's 6,871 acres by the end of June. Statewide, 2.2 million acres have burned in 2024. Evacuations are also underway in San Martin due to a wildfire threatening homes. The Fresno June Lightning Complex is 15% contained and threatens over 700 homes, according to Cal Fire.
Officials in California ordered some residents east of the city of Fresno to evacuate their homes as wildfires ignited by lightning this week spread to more than 10,000 acres. (Via @nytimes) https://t.co/xXQNGmGDyy
Map: Evacuations in Sierra foothills for Basin and Fresno June Lightning wildfires https://t.co/aoJpnzVfU6
Officials in California ordered some residents east of the city of Fresno to evacuate as wildfires ignited by lightning this week spread to more than 10,000 acres on Thursday, threatening over 700 homes and disrupting power and communication lines. https://t.co/DkXZkaLKdd
Evacuations are underway as crews battle a brush fire threatening homes in San Martin, according to CAL FIRE. https://t.co/VMyRV1c0FA https://t.co/VMyRV1c0FA
Fire threatens homes in San Martin, evacuations ordered https://t.co/H9rDbJHf21
DEVELOPING: Homes are being evacuated due to a wildfire in San Martin. https://t.co/iI9R26TqJo
Firefighters are battling a wildfire in San Jose. https://t.co/10d95olycR
California: The Fresno Lightning Complex, consisting of 3 fires, is now around 10k acres. #wildfire #cafire Nearby, the Basin Fire quickly grew to around 3,000 acres last night burning in the Sierra National Forest. It’s burning where the Rough Fire was years ago, which… https://t.co/tMlxT4jT2M
CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES A group of lightning-sparked wildfires has merged into one Cal Fire incident, the #FresnoJuneLightningComplex, currently the largest fire incident in the state burning nearly 10,000 acres. https://t.co/L5BWc99ZTq
California: The Fresno Lightning Complex, consisting of 3 fires, is now over 7,000 acres. #wildfire #cafire Nearby, the Basin Fire quickly grew to over 3,000 acres last night burning in the Sierra National Forest. It’s burning where the Rough Fire was years ago, which burned… https://t.co/o62Hpx1BWl
A group of wildfires sparked by lightning were burning in Fresno County Thursday, prompting mandatory evacuations, fire officials said. https://t.co/3cIXWdcNgt
With 2.2 million acres burned across the United States in 2024, fire season is off to a fast start. We encourage everyone to download @watchdutyapp, a free service that provides live wildfire mapping and life-saving alerts. Stay safe! 🎇 https://t.co/8jp4eKYOyT https://t.co/e893A7tw3w
Early season fires have already ignited in California. Already this year, 106,453 acres have burned, most of those since late May -- compared to last year's relatively mild season that burned 6,871 acres by around the end of June. By @HazardWriter⤵️https://t.co/ZCejL7kyNo
Early season fires have already ignited in California. Already this year, 106,453 acres have burned, most of those since late May -- compared to last year's relatively mild season that burned about 6,871 acres by the end of June. By @HazardWriter⤵️https://t.co/ZCejL7kyNo
Early season fires have already spread across California. Already this year, 106,453 acres have burned, most of those since late May -- compared to last year's relatively mild season that burned about 6,871 acres by the end of June. By @HazardWriter⤵️https://t.co/ZCejL7kyNo
California burning. @AFP's David Swanson photographs massive wildfires in California. A trio of wildfires, named the "June Lightning Complex Fire," in the county have burned 7,002 acres (2834 hectares), and together are 15% contained, with evacuation orders in place by Cal Fire… https://t.co/3ppU0HaKGC