In photos: Second-worst wildfires hit California

Firefighters work the scene as a home is engulfed in flames during the Dixie fire in Greenville, California, U.S, Aug. 4, 2021.

The Dixie fire burned through dozens of homes and businesses in downtown Greenville and continues to forge toward other residential communities.

Officials in northern California on Aug. 4, 2021 warned residents of two communities in the path of the raging Dixie fire to evacuate immediately as high winds whipped the flames onward.

Wind-driven flames shoot horizontally out of the windshield of a car on fire at the Dixie Fire, a wildfire near the town of Greenville, California, U.S., Aug. 5, 2021.

In this photo combination, a before and after series shows a home burning on Aug. 5, 2021 (above) and after it burned (below) during the Dixie fire in Greenville, California, U.S., Aug. 6, 2021.

As of Sunday, the fire had destroyed 463,477 acres (187,562 hectares), up from the previous day's 447,723 acres. It now covers an area larger than Los Angeles.

The Dixie fire burns through the night illuminating the smoke above, California, U.S., July 31, 2021.

A before and after series of pictures shows a community center in flames on Aug. 4, 2021, and after it burned on Aug. 5, 2021, during the Dixie fire in Greenville, California, U.S.

A color infrared satellite image shows Lake Almanor during Dixie Fire in California, U.S., Aug. 8, 2021.

A basketball hoop melts due to the Dixie Fire near Greenville, California, U.S., Aug. 8, 2021.

Before and after pictures show, a home burning (above) on July 24, 2021 and the remains are seen two days later on July 26, 2021 during the Dixie fire in the Indian Falls neighborhood of unincorporated Plumas County.

The sign for Main Street survived the Dixie Fire in Greenville, California, U.S., Aug. 8, 2021.

In this photo combination, a before and after series shows residents drinking and listening to country music while ignoring a mandatory evacuation order in front of their home before it burned on July 23, 2021 (above) and after it burned (below) in Greenville, California, U.S., Aug. 7, 2021.

Trees are seen engulfed in flames along Interstate 89 during the Dixie Fire in Greenville, California, U.S., Aug. 4, 2021.

A combination satellite image shows Lake Almanor and Canyondam on Oct. 30, 2020 (top) and during Dixie Fire in California, U.S., Aug. 8, 2021.

Flames are reflected in the Feather River as the Dixie Fire burns in the area near Quincy, California, U.S., July 26, 2021.

A combination satellite image shows Canyondam on Oct. 30, 2020 (top) and during Dixie Fire in California, U.S., Aug. 8, 2021.

A property is seen engulfed in flames along Interstate 89 during the Dixie Fire in Greenville, California, U.S., Aug. 4, 2021.

A deer wanders in heavy smoke in front of a row of burned cars during the Dixie fire in Greenville, California, U.S., Aug. 6, 2021.

Dozens of burned vehicles rest in heavy smoke during the Dixie fire in Greenville, California, U.S., Aug. 6, 2021.

Dixie Fire burns near Taylorsville, California, U.S., July 29, 2021.

Flames from the Dixie Fire burn out of control in the downtown area of Greenville, California, U.S. Aug. 5, 2021.

A house is fully engulfed by flames at the Dixie Fire, a wildfire near the town of Greenville, California, U.S., Aug. 5, 2021.

Resident Woody Hovland inspects a burned-out commercial building owned by his friend following the Dixie Fire, a wildfire that tore through the town of Greenville, California, U.S., Aug. 5, 2021.

The Dixie Fire burns on a mountain ridge sending embers into the air in Greenville, California, U.S., Aug. 5, 2021.