California's largest fire of year rages in state's north

A firefighter lays out a hose line while fighting the Park Fire near Forest Ranch, California, U.S., July 28, 2024. /CFP

Thousands of firefighters and hundreds of trucks were mobilized in California on Monday to continue fighting the state's largest blaze of the year, which has already burned an area larger than the city of Los Angeles.

The so-called Park Fire outside of Chico in the state's