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Massive wildfire in central California threatens homes, injures 3 people as it burns out of control

SANTA MARIA, Calif. — A massive wildfire on Monday was threatening hundreds of homes in central California after injuring at least three people as it tore through Los Padres National Forest.

AOL · 8h

Massive wildfire breaks out in central California, injuring at least 3 people

A motorist was hospitalized with burn injuries after getting out of his vehicle and being overrun by flames, said Flemming Bertelson, a spokesperson for the U.S. Forest Service.

PA Media on MSN · 13h

California wildfire threatens some 800 structures and injures three people

The Gifford Fire scorched more than 113 square miles (293 square kilometres) of coastal Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties.

California fire map, update

List Wire on MSN · 5h

Intense images of California's Gifford Fire as blaze becomes state's largest of the year

The Gifford Fire rages to more than 82,000 acres of destruction. The photos from the frontlines show how intense the California wildfire has become.

Newsweek on MSN · 18h

California fire map, update as evacuation orders issued for Gifford blaze

Temporary evacuation sites were established at Benjamin Foxen Elementary School in Santa Maria and the Cuyama Valley Family Resource Center in New Cuyama, Cal Fire said. The agency also reported that Highway 166 was closed between Highway 101 and New Cuyama.

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Map: Gifford Fire grows 10,000 acres overnight to become California’s biggest wildfire of 2025

Gifford started along Highway 166 east of Santa Maria, adjacent to the footprint of the year’s previous biggest fire: Madre, which last month burned 80,779 acres in the Carrizo Plain area. Evacuation orders for Gifford covered almost 600 square miles, and Highway 166 was closed between Highway 101 and New Cuyama.

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Gifford Fire is now the largest in California this year. It's just 9% contained

On Tuesday afternoon, it surpassed the state's then-largest fire, the Madre Fire, which scorched about 81,000 acres in the ...

California’s Gifford Fire grows to 82K acres, forcing evacuations in 2 counties

California’s Gifford Fire has scorched more than 82,000 acres, injuring at least three people and forcing evacuations in ...

Gifford Fire is now biggest CA wildfire of 2025. See how it compares to other blazes

A massive wildfire burning in eastern San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties is now California’s largest wildfire of the ...

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Firefighters facing hot and dry weather conditions while battling Gifford Fire

Firefighters battling the Gifford Fire in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties are facing difficult weather conditions while out on the fire lines.

The Raging Gifford Fire, Like Many, Began Near a Highway

The wildfire in the Los Padres National Forest grew to 82,000 acres on Tuesday. Officials are still trying to determine the ...

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Gifford fire pushes south through wilderness, fire lines failing

As the Gifford Fire continues to spread, firefighters are facing some of the most difficult conditions on California’s ...

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Diablo Canyon scales back power as Gifford Fire grows to California’s largest in 2025

The nuclear power plant has reduced output from one of its units due its transmission lines’ proximity to the fire.

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Inferno in California: Gifford Fire Continues Unchecked

A massive wildfire known as the Gifford Fire threatens hundreds of homes in central California. It has burned over 100 square ...

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