Thousands Evacuate Fast-moving California Wildfire

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Firefighters knock down hot spots while protecting a rail bridge from the Dixie Fire, a wildfire near the town of Quincy, California, U.S. August 5, 2021. A rapidly spreading wildfire burned homes and forced thousands to evacuate in two heavily wooded counties northeast of Sacramento in Northern California on Wednesday, generating a towering plume of smoke visible from at least 70 miles (110 km) away. REUTERS/Fred Greaves

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Wind-driven flames shoot horizontally out of the windshield of a car on fire at the Dixie Fire, a wildfire near the town of Greenville, California, U.S. August 5, 2021. The so-called River Fire scorched 1,400 acres (566 hectares) in Placer and Nevada counties, with 1,000 acres burnt within the first two hours, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) said. REUTERS/Fred Greaves

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Inmate firefighters rush to move brush away from homes which are threatened by the River Fire, a wildfire near the Placer County town of Grass Valley, California, U.S. August 4, 2021. The River Fire was less than 100 miles (160 km) south of the enduring Dixie Fire, which according to Cal Fire has consumed 278,000 acres and was only 35% contained three weeks after it started. REUTERS/Fred Greaves

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A house is fully engulfed by flames at the Dixie Fire, a wildfire near the town of Greenville, California, U.S. August 5, 2021. REUTERS/Fred Greaves

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Firefighter David Molter monitors the progress of flames that were burning along a roadway at the Dixie Fire, a wildfire near the town of Greenville, California, U.S. August 5, 2021. REUTERS/Fred Greaves

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A firefighter monitors flames which were threatening homes by the River Fire, a wildfire near the Placer County town of Grass Valley, California, U.S., August 4, 2021. REUTERS/Fred Greaves

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