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The Madre fire burning in San Luis Obispo County has grown to become the largest wildfire California has seen this year. It ...

The Madre Fire in central California expanded to nearly 53,000 in one day, making it the largest wildfire this year in ...

The fire rapidly spread to over 35,000 acres overnight as it burned through grasslands in a section of the Los Padres National Park. By around 9:30 p.m. PT on July 3, the fire expanded to ...

The Madre Fire has grown to more than 52,500 acres in San Luis Obispo County.

The wildfire that began on July 2 in California is still not extinguished. It has already consumed over 52,000 acres, ...

State data shows the California Department of Forestry and Fire Prevention carried out only one brush clearance operation in ...

The Madre Fire became California's largest blaze so far this year, ripping through grasslands after breaking out Wednesday in ...

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At the outset of the blaze, the San Luis Obispo Sheriff's Office estimated that some 500 acres were already burned at the scene, near the 10000 block of Highway 166 in the Los Padres National Forest.

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The Madre Fire was reported shortly after noon Wednesday, July 2, along Highway 166 about 25 miles east of Santa Maria.