A California wildfire that began burning the evening of Thursday, July 3, has since quickly grown to become the largest in the state as of early Friday, July 4. TheMadre Firefirst broke out around 9:30 p.m. PT on Thursday in a remote area of central California near Highway 166, according toCal Fire. It quickly consumed roughly 35,000 acres overnight, moving east-northeast onto the Carrizo Plain and burning through parts of Los Padres National Park. As of Friday morning, the Madre Fire was 10% contained and had already burned about 52,592 acres of land, causing an estimated $20 million in damage, according to USA TODAY'swildfire data tracker. Thick smoke has engulfed areas around the fire along the southern rim of the Central Valley and was seen drifting south-southeastward over the Channel Islands, resulting in the potential for light to moderate smoke to appear over the Los Angeles to San Diego Metro area. No deaths or housing property losses had been reported as of just before 9 a.m. local time on Friday. The following areas are underevacuation orders, meaning there is an immediate threat to life and a lawful order in place to leave immediately, according toCal Fire: LPF-017 SLC-226 SLC-240 SLC-263 SLC-264 SLC-265 SLC-298 SLC-299 SLC-300 SLC-312 SLC-313 SLC-337 SLC-338 SLC-339 The following areas are underevacuation warnings, meaning there is a potential threat to life and/or property and those who require additional time to evacuate and those pets and livestock should leave now, according to Cal Fire: SLC-225 SLC-239 SLC-266 SLC-301 SLC-359 SLC-365 SLC-366 SLC-367 This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Madre Fire map: Update on largest California wildfire of the year
