The Bakerworth complex-formed by the merger of two fires caused by lightning-after doubling in size a few days ago, entering Saturday, the spread from the Sierra Nevada forested area to the northeast showed no signs of slowing down .

There have been several fires in the mountains of northern California, destroying more than ten houses. Although there were no confirmed reports of damage to the building, the fire prompted approximately 2,800 people in California to issue evacuation orders or warnings and also closed nearly 518 square kilometers of Pramas National Forest.

On Friday, the ridge winds reached up to 32 km/h, and with the intense heat, the fire spread to dry pine trees, firs and bushes. As the fire raged near the California-Nevada border, the Huashu County Sheriff’s Office asked people to evacuate some areas in the rural communities of Ranch Haven and Flanagan Flats north of Reno.

“Evacuate now,” a tweet from the sheriff’s office said.

Fiery Information Officer Lisa Cox said the hot rising air formed a huge, smoky cumulus cloud thousands of feet high and produced its own lightning.

A local fire caused by embers jumped 1.6 kilometers ahead of the northeast wing—too far for firefighters to fight safely, and the wind gathered the fire into dry fuel-filled trenches and canyons, where “it actually You can speed it up,” Cox said.

Cox said firefighters usually use cool, wet nights to extinguish fires, but the daytime conditions still exist. More than 1,200 firefighters were assisted by the aircraft, but due to the high temperature and low humidity drying the vegetation, the fire is expected to continue to spread.

She added that the air is very dry, and some of the water dropped by the plane evaporates before it reaches the ground.

“We expect more of the same things to happen the day after tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow,” Cox said.

After the fire officials made better observations, the fire was only controlled by 9%, and the fire increased sharply to 223 square kilometers.

This is one of several threatening homes in the western states. As the high-pressure zone covers the area, triple-digit high temperatures are expected throughout the weekend.

The National Weather Service warned that dangerous conditions could lead to heat-related diseases, and California’s grid operator issued a statewide Flex alert between 4pm and 9pm on Saturday to avoid interruptions and Power outages in turns.

Flex Alerts calls on consumers to voluntarily save electricity by reducing electrical appliances and keeping the thermostat at a high level at night when solar energy is reduced or no longer available.

More states are fighting the fire

At the same time, other fires in Oregon, Arizona, and Idaho are burning.

In Oregon, driven by strong winds, a wildfire in Klamath County increased from nearly 67 square kilometers on Thursday to nearly 158 square kilometers on Friday on Fremont-Venema National Forest and private land. Evacuation orders were issued for people in certain areas north of Bettie and near the Sprague River.

The fire threatened transmission lines that deliver electricity to California, and the expected heat-related demand prompted California Governor Gavin Newsom to issue an emergency announcement on Friday, suspending some Rules to allow increased power capacity.

In north-central Arizona, increased humidity slowed a fire that threatened the rural community of Crown King. As of Friday, 29% of the 64 square kilometers of lightning fires in Yavapai County have been contained. The recent rains caused five national forest and state land managers to lift the closure of public passages.

In Idaho, Governor Brad Little declared a wildfire emergency on Friday and mobilized the state’s National Guard to help extinguish fires caused by thunderstorms that swept through dry areas.

Firefighters in north-central Idaho are facing extreme conditions and gusts as they exchanged fire with two wildfires covering a total area of ??50.5 square kilometers. In the small remote community of Dixie, about 64 kilometers southeast of Grangeville, fires threatened houses and forced people to evacuate.