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Arson-sparked Park Fire is now California’s fifth-largest wildfire | CNN

A helicopter drops water over hotspots of the Park Fire, near Butte Meadows, California, on July 29. CNN — California’s Park Fire is now the fifth-largest wildfire in the state’s history, and a man accused of starting the destructive flames appeared in court Monday. At the same time, dozens of other fires continue to rage in the Western United States and Canada and thousands have been forced to evacuate. Here’s the latest: • Park Fire climbs California’s record books:The fire, which began July 24, is now the fifth-largest wildfire in California history, having burned more than 386,000 acres, or 603 square miles,according to Cal Fire.“This region, both Butte and Tehama, over the course of time in California, has had four of the largest 10 fires known in history,” Cal Fire Incident Commander Billy See told a news conference Monday.As of Tuesday evening,it was 18% contained and had destroyed at least 192 structures and damaged 19 others across two of the affected counties.CalFire official…