A brief but heavy downpour helped firefighters battling the massive blaze, but meteorologists warned of the potential for sudden and erratic wind shifts that could endanger crews.
By TY O’NEIL and STEFANIE DAZIO | Associated Press
Now the largest wildfire of the season in California, the blaze was mapped at roughly 125 square miles on Tuesday, with 23% containment. Joshua Trees burn in the York Fire, Sunday, July 30, 2023, in the Mojave National Preserve, Calif. Crews battled “fire whirls” in California’s Mojave National Preserve this weekend as a massive wildfire crossed into Nevada amid dangerously high temperatures and raging winds.
In this photo provided by the National Park Service, smoke rises from the York Fire in the Mojave National Preserve, Calif., Sunday, July 30, 2023. A massive wildfire burning out of control in California’s Mojave National Preserve was spreading rapidly amid erratic winds, while firefighters reported progress against another major blaze to the southwest that prompted evacuations.
In this photo provided by the National Park Service Mojave National Preserve, the York fire burns in the background on the Mojave National Preserve on Saturday, July 29, 2023. A massive wildfire burning out of control in California’s Mojave National Preserve is spreading rapidly amid erratic winds. Meanwhile, firefighters reported some progress Sunday against another major blaze to the southwest that prompted evacuations.
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