California’s largest wildfire of year grows as thousands ordered to evacuate

Aggressive Park fire, which is only 3% contained, has burned more than 160,000 acres and destroyed structures

The largest wildfire that California has seen this year grew again overnight, as thousands of residents remained under evacuation orders on Friday, and numerous structures have been destroyed as people flee flames licking above the tree line.

As of Friday morning, the fire, known as the Park fire and described as particularly aggressive, has burned more than 160,000 acres over Butte and Tehama counties in the north of the state in two days, officials say, and was only 3% contained.