A historic California town dating back to the Gold Rush ended has been devastated by a massive wildfire.
According to AP, the fire – "swollen by bone-dry vegetation" and powerful gusts of wind – swept through the town of Greenvile located in northern Sierra Nevada, leaving much of the community in ashes and gutting numerous buildings, including a gas station, hotel, and bar.
"We lost Greenville tonight," US Rep. Doug LaMalfa, who represents the area in question, said in a Facebook video. "There's just no words."
The wildfire broke out on 21 July and was branded by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection as the sixth-largest wildfire in the history of the state, as it “blackened a territory bigger than the city of Los Angeles by Thursday,” the media outlet notes.