After nearly two weeks, the Dixie Fire north of Sacramento is still just 21% contained. It's one of more than 80 fires burning in 11 Western states forcing nearly 8,400 evacuations.

Iran PressAmerica: California's largest wildfire is growing this morning after destroying more than a dozen homes over the weekend. 

The fury of the Dixie Fire is not only destroying homes in the community of Indian Falls. While threatening thousands more in its path, it's also creating smoke columns that could spark lightning storms, which could ignite even more fires.

Firefighters were forced to saw through a fallen tree that blocked a roadway, and people living near the fire are doing what they can to protect their property.

The lightning-sparked Tamarack Fire isn't expected to be fully contained until the end of next month to the southeast.  

Meanwhile, near the California border, the Bootleg Fire is now the third-largest ever recorded in Oregon, destroying nearly 70 homes.

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California largest wildfire is growing after two weeks destruction
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