A California wildfire that started on Wednesday afternoon continues to burn, having destroyed over 35,000 acres as of Thursday afternoon, with only a tiny portion contained.

[Update: Thu., July 3, 5:36pm] The Madre Fire has expanded to 52,593 acres as of 5:17 p.m. on Thursday, still with only 5 percent containment, according to CalFire. Now the largest fire of 2025 in the state, there are 303 total personnel including 39 engines, four helicopters, four water tenders, and two handcrews on the scene as of 1:23 p.m.

California's Madre Fire sparked in the late evening of July 3 but has since grown to the largest in the state this year by the Fourth.