US combatting 91 active large fires as 1.8M acres burned

WASHINGTON  - The US is combatting 91 active large wildfires across much of the western half of the country that have already burned over 1.8 million acres, the National Interagency Fire Center reported on Monday.

The center recorded fires in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, California, Alaska, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, and Minnesota. The majority of the fires – 56 – are burning in Idaho, Montana, and Oregon. "Large fires from northeast Washington through northern Idaho into western and central Montana were very active yesterday," the center said on its website.