Californian arson detectives have detained a man on suspicion of igniting the biggest wildfire of the year, which has forced evacuations and put the state’s electrical grid at jeopardy. According to a statement from the district attorney’s office in Butte County, the 42-year-old suspect was observed pushing a smoldering automobile into a gully just before the Park Fire broke out on Wednesday. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection reports that the rapidly spreading fire, which is situated roughly 85 miles north of Sacramento, has already engulfed over 71,400 acres (28,900 hectares) and is just 3% contained. Due to the fire, California’s primary electrical grid operator had to issue a warning on possible power outages on Wednesday night, stating that the fire might impede imports into the state.
Two PG&E Corp. high-voltage transmission lines in the vicinity were rendered inoperable by the wildfire, an official with the utility said. According to a spokesman, the California Independent System Operator withdrew the warning on Thursday and stated that the grid remained stable.
As the wildfire swiftly moves across the rural area, Daniel Swain, a climatologist at the University of California, Los Angeles, stated in an X post that it has created a “dangerous situation.” As California gets closer to the peak of wildfire season, this incident represents the state’s most recent significant fire. Due to two years of abundant rain and snowfall in California, an abundance of flora has emerged, providing an ample supply of fuel for wildfires to occur during the driest period of the year.
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