California is on fire! Greenville County is being turned to ash by uncontrolled wildfires!

California is on fire! Greenville County is being turned to ash by uncontrolled wildfires!

The Dixie Fire, California’s largest wildfire, tore through the town of Greenville on Wednesday, leveling much of the downtown area along with several homes. The fire has grown to more than 400 square miles across two counties.

The Dixie Fire has scorched 278,227 acres and was 35% contained on Wednesday evening, Cal Fire officials said. The blaze had also swept through Rich Bar, a Gold Rush-era ghost town.

Forty-five structures have been destroyed, 22 “minor structures” have been destroyed, and the blaze is threatening another 12,438 structures, Cal Fire officials said on Wednesday night.