The Park Fire has burned about 480 square miles by Friday night, just shy of Los Angeles' 502 square miles.
Thousands of firefighters were battling a wildfire in northern California on Saturday that exploded in size, scorching an area about the size of Los Angeles — one of several blazes tearing through the western United States and Canada amid dry, hot and windy conditions.The forecast called for cooler temperatures that could help slow the Park Fire, the largest blaze so far this year in California.
Associated Press writers Holly Ramer, Sarah Brumfield, Claire Rush, Terry Chea, Scott Sonner, Martha Bellisle and Amy Hanson contributed to this report.
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