The National Weather Service said temperatures in the area of the fire were expected to max at 106 Wednesday.
The fourth-largest wildfire in California history ripped through nearly 7,000 more acres on Tuesday, and the containment of it stalled amid blazing hot conditions that will continue Wednesday, fire officials said.
The region did not regain humidity it expected overnight, fueling the fast and intense fire behavior, Cal Fire officials said. It has been moving to the north and eastTemperatures were expected to max at 106 degrees in the area of the fire on Wednesday, and the relative humidity was not expected to surpass 20%, according to the National Weather Service. The winds were expected to be virtually non-existent.
The fire began July 24 at Bidwell Park, a park at the edge of Chico. Authorities arrested a man suspected of starting the blaze by pushing a burning car down an embankment.
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