In the largest fire in California, a small town in the northeast of the state was destroyed, melting light columns and destroying historic buildings, hours after residents were ordered to evacuate the area.

The drew the flames of Greenville, a community in Indiane Valley with a few hundred people dating back to the mid-nineteenth century.

Images showed that the heat of the fire caused the lights to bend in the streets and few buildings remained.

Forest fire photographer Stuart Paley tweeted with photos of the destruction: "I would say that most of downtown Greenville was completely destroyed."

The Dixie Fire broke out in the forests of Northern California in mid - July, as a result of a climate crisis that caused a severe heat wave and alarming drought.

"We did everything we could," California Fire Service spokesman Mitch Matlow told reporters. Sometimes, that's not enough. "

By late July, California's burning acres had risen by more than 250 percent compared to 2020, which was considered the worst year for wildfires in recent state history.

The Dixie Fire sparked painful memories of the Paradise Fire, the bloodiest fire in recent California history.