U.S. California's Park Fire, one of state's largest ever, grows with "much warmer and drier" weather in the forecast

Authorities say a burning car that was pushed into a Northern California gully less than a week ago sparked what's now one of the largest wildfires in the state's history. Officials said the Park Fire had grown to more than 386,000 acres as of Wednesday morning — making it California's fifth-largest in history.

CalFire reported the Park Fire had grown to 386,764 acres and was at 18% containment. That size — about 604 square miles — is almost half the size of Rhode Island, more than 12 times bigger than San Francisco and larger than the city of Los Angeles.