Winds Stoke California's Largest Fire as Blazes Scorch West

Firefighters walk towards a fire in the Indian Falls neighborhood during the Dixie Fire near Crescent Mills, California, on July 24.Photographer: David Odisho/Bloomberg

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By Associated Press

July 26, 2021 at 2:57 PM UTC

Updated on

July 27, 2021 at 3:03 AM UTC

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Indian Falls, Calif. (AP) -- Erratic winds and the potential for dry lightning added to the challenges facing firefighters battling California’s largest wildfire, one of numerous blazes burning Monday across the U.S. West.

Over the weekend, the massive Dixie Fire merged with the smaller Fly Fire and tore through the remote Northern California community of Indian Falls. The blaze had already leveled at least 16 houses and other structures, but a new damage estimate wasn't immediately available because flames were still raging in the mountain area.