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- Madre Fire grows to over 50,000 acres on Fourth of July: See map</p>
<p>Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAYJuly 5, 2025 at 1:42 AM</p>
<p>A California wildfire that began burning the evening of Thursday, July 3, has since quickly grown to become the largest in the state as of early Friday, July 4.</p>
<p>The Madre Fire first broke out around 9:30 p.m. PT on Thursday in a remote area of central California near Highway 166, according to Cal Fire. It quickly consumed roughly 35,000 acres overnight, moving east-northeast onto the Carrizo Plain and burning through parts of Los Padres National Park.</p>
<p>As of Friday morning, the Madre Fire was 10% contained and had already burned about 52,592 acres of land, causing an estimated $20 million in damage, according to USA TODAY's wildfire data tracker.</p>
<p>Thick smoke has engulfed areas around the fire along the southern rim of the Central Valley and was seen drifting south-southeastward over the Channel Islands, resulting in the potential for light to moderate smoke to appear over the Los Angeles to San Diego Metro area.</p>
<p>No deaths or housing property losses had been reported as of just before 9 a.m. local time on Friday.</p>
<p>See California wildfire map: Madre FireMadre Fire evacuation orders</p>
<p>The following areas are under evacuation orders, meaning there is an immediate threat to life and a lawful order in place to leave immediately, according to Cal Fire:</p>
<p>LPF-017</p>
<p>SLC-226</p>
<p>SLC-240</p>
<p>SLC-263</p>
<p>SLC-264</p>
<p>SLC-265</p>
<p>SLC-298</p>
<p>SLC-299</p>
<p>SLC-300</p>
<p>SLC-312</p>
<p>SLC-313</p>
<p>SLC-337</p>
<p>SLC-338</p>
<p>SLC-339</p>
<p>Madre Fire evacuation warnings</p>
<p>The following areas are under evacuation warnings, meaning there is a potential threat to life and/or property and those who require additional time to evacuate and those pets and livestock should leave now, according to Cal Fire:</p>
<p>SLC-225</p>
<p>SLC-239</p>
<p>SLC-266</p>
<p>SLC-301</p>
<p>SLC-359</p>
<p>SLC-365</p>
<p>SLC-366</p>
<p>SLC-367</p>
<p>This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Madre Fire map: Update on largest California wildfire of the year</p>
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