Out-of-control wildfire destroys town of Greenville, California, as dry, gusty conditions encourage rapid spread

Wildfires in the West have spread so rapidly amid dry, gusty conditions that a California town has been completely destroyed.

Wildfires in the West have spread so rapidly amid continuing dry, gusty conditions that a Northern California town has been destroyed. Firefighters had made progress on containing the Dixie Fire, the largest in California, which has been burning near Feather River Canyon for weeks. But after the fire jumped containment lines earlier this week, it exploded, consuming an additional 48,000 acres on Wednesday alone. The blaze destroyed homes and businesses in the downtown neighborhood of Greenville, about 150 miles northeast of Sacramento, as it ripped through the region. Dramatic images show multiple structures engulfed in flames. The historic area of Greenville has been destroyed, leaving nothing but rubble behind, according to photographers who examined the ruins.