California fires 2018 map: Where is Carr fire — has it reached Redding yet?
The Carr fire has been devastating the outskirts of Redding, a city in northern California.
At least seven people have died and the fire is currently only 47 percent contained.
Two firefighters were killed as they tackled the blaze.
More than 38,000 people have been evacuated fro their homes as the fire is edging closer to their homes in the Shasta-Trinity region, northwest of Redding. The fire is believed to have been caused by the “mechanical failure of a vehicle”.
Almost 4,000 fires were burning across California on August 5, which has resulted in more than 600,000 acres being destroyed, according to Cal Fire.
This is more than double the number of acres burned this time last year, as well as four times the five-year average.
The fires are thought to be caused by scorching temperatures over recent weeks. They could be out by August 15 but they could also get worse if the hot weather continues.
The latest fires include the two Ranch and River fires, also known as the Mendocino Complex Fire, are the latest among a number of wildfires wreaking havoc in Southern California.
These two fires are burning about 100 miles (161 kilometres) north of San Francisco and are only 30 percent contained as of Tuesday, fire officials said.
The blazes, which are burning just 14 miles apart, have so far burned 428 square miles (1,108 square kilometres). At least 75 homes have been destroyed and more than 9,000 are being threatened.
The fire is now bigger than the Thomas Fire, which burned 281,893 acres in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties in 2017.
However, no deaths have been reported.