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Dixie Fire turns sky bright orange over northern California

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Dixie Fire turns sky bright orange over northern California

The Dixie Fire has turned skies in northern California bright orange as smoke continues to spread across the state.

Footage from Reno shows a vehicle driving through the eerie surroundings, which have turned a normally picturesque road into something out of an apocalyptic film.

The three-week-old blaze has now scorched over 433,000 acres of land, making it the third-largest wildfire in California’s history.

In recent days, the Gold Rush-era town of Greenville in Plumas County has been completely destroyed as the Dixie Fire continues to spread.

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