California’s largest blaze this year has exploded in size amid dangerous heat and high winds.

The wildfire located in central California’s wilderness started to get bigger yesterday as dry and hot conditions heightened the risks of fire ahead of the Fourth of July holiday.

The Madre fire is now being called out as the state’s biggest wildfire this year, as it has burned more than 82 square miles in San Luis Obispo County since Wednesday.

The containment of this blaze stood at just 10% this evening.

The wildfire in a wilderness area of central California exploded in size as dry and hot weather raised the risk for the blaze in large portions of the state, before the July Fourth holiday.

The Madre Fire became the state’s biggest blaze so far this year, ripping through massive grasslands after breaking out on Wednesday in the southeastern San Luis Obispo County.

It grew swiftly to more than 82 square miles and was contained by just 10% on Thursday evening. Currently, evacuation orders have been issued to citizens at most risk of being impacted by the blaze.