The Creek Fire as of the morning update on Friday, Sept. 14 had burned 248,256 acres and was at 20% containment, according to Cal Fire. »» LIVE UPDATES: Follow the latest news on California ...

A new wildfire was reported 10:02 p.m. July 6 in Mendocino County, California. Creek Fire has been burning on private land ...

Cal Fire also reported that the Creek Fire had destroyed 712 residences and damaged 61 others. And of those residences destroyed, 422 were single-family residences, according to U.S. Forest ...

Creek Fire in California generates smoke clouds up to 50,000 feet, hundreds airlifted to safety ... Cal Fire said nearly 12,500 firefighters were battling 22 major fires in the state.

People are evacuated on a California National Guard Chinook helicopter after the Creek Fire in Mammoth Pool, California, U.S. left them stranded, in this still image obtained by Reuters September ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 5:12 p.m. in Butte County, California. Creek Fire has been burning on private land.

STOCKTON, Calif. – With the massive Creek Fire closing in on a lake high in California's central Sierra, crew members on a California National Guard Chinook helicopter knew the stakes. A ...

Despite an “exhaustive investigation,” the US Forest Service announced Friday the cause of the largest single fire in California’s recorded history is undetermined.

California’s Creek Fire is not only the largest single wildfire in the state known for huge and destructive blazes, it spawned two rare firenados a day after the fire started earlier this month.

The Creek Fire grew to 286,519 acres by Tuesday evening and containment is at 32%, CAL FIRE said. This makes it the largest single fire in California's recorded history, an official said.

The Creek Fire erupted amid one of California’s hottest weekends ever observed, with temperatures climbing to 121 degrees in Los Angeles County.

The Creek Fire has now become the largest single fire in California history. The fire has already destroyed 286,519 acres in Fresno and Madera Counties since it first ignited on Sept. 4.