Dixie Fire: California's deadliest wildfire prompts evacuations

The Dixie Fire in the northern part of the California has been raging since mid-July, part of a climate crisis which brought sweltering heat. (Credits: AP)

A car and burned trees destroyed in the Dixie Fire in the Indian Falls area of Plumas County, California. (Credits: AFP)

Resident Jon Cappleman (C), talks to firefighters about fire conditions near his home in the evacuation zone of the Dixie Fire. (Credits: AFP)

The Dixie Fire has now burned more than 190,000 acres and continues to edge closer to more residential communities. (Credits: AFP)

Vehicles and homes destroyed by Dixie Fire are seen in Indian Falls, California. (Credits: Reuters)

An American flag flies over a home that is destroyed by the Dixie Fire. (Credits: AFP)

A burned-out car sits in front of a home that was destroyed by the Dixie Fire. (Credits: AFP)

Homes and personal possessions burnt in the Dixie Fire are still smoldering in the Indian Falls area of Plumas County, California. (Credits: AFP)

A statue of an animal stands in front of a home that was destroyed by the California Fire. (Credits: AFP)

Following the Dixie Fire, scorched vehicles rest in a driveway in the Indian Falls community of Plumas County. (Credits: AP)

A power pole lays atop a burned vehicle during the Dixie fire. (Credits: AFP)

Ash from the Dixie Fire falls over Spanish Creek, California. (Credits: Reuters)