California’s largest fire of 2022 out of control

(1 Aug 2022) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Yreka, California - 31 July 2022 1. Various fire burning in forest 2. Smoke in air 3. Smoke rising from trees on mountain 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Adrienne Freeman, US Forest Service Spokesperson: “We don’t have a cause yet. It is yet undetermined. We do have a lot of other fires that are lightning starts. Those we can confirm. One of those is the China fire, which is burning just west of the McKinney Fire is currently at about 400 acres.“ 5. Wide, foundation of destroyed home 6. Closer shot of foundation of destroyed home 7. Chimney and ruins of home standing 8. SOUNDBITE (English) Adrienne Freeman, US Forest Service Spokesperson: “The thunderstorms coming into the area, you know, the threat of those is erratic fire spread. But it means that we can’t predict which way the fire is going to go. When those thunder cells collapse, they tend to drive the fire in all directions. Obviously, t