Wildfires Ravage California and Oregon, Thousands Evacuated

The 160,000-acre Park fire in Butte and Tehama, California, started by a man pushing a burning car, has forced 4,000 evacuations, caused two minor injuries, and destroyed numerous structures, with videos showing landscapes, homes, and cars engulfed. Over 1,000 personnel battle the 3% contained blaze. The Durkee fire in Oregon has burned 280,000 acres and is 20% contained. Across the US, 89 large active wildfires have burned over 1.6 million acres, with air quality alerts in several states due..

Massive wildfire in Northern California destroys buildings; over 164,000 acres burned; largest fire in state this year; Ronnie Dean Stout accused of pushing burning car 60 feet down an embankment on Wednesday; two people injured, thousands evacuated; Butte County District Attorney Michael Ramsey comments; Stout scheduled to be arraigned on Monday.

A single-pilot tanker plane contracted by the US Bureau of Land Management disappeared while fighting the 142,000-acre Falls fire, one of several 'mega-fires' over 100,000 acres being battled across Oregon, near Seneca on the edge of the Malheur national forest. Oregon has the biggest active blaze in the US, the Durkee fire, which has combined with the Cow fire to burn nearly 630 sq miles and was only 20% contained on Friday. Oregon senator Ron Wyden tweeted that the dangers of fighting fires..