Dixie Fire Grows To 197,487 Acres; 21% Contained

BUTTE COUNTY (CBS13) — The latest on the Dixie Fire impacting Butte and Plumas counties.
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The Dixie Fire is quickly getting close to 200,000 acres burned. 
On Monday, Cal Fire reported that the wildfire had grown to 197,487 acres. Containment is also up to 22 percent. 
Part of the reason for the big jump in acreage was the Dixie Fire merging with the nearby Fly Fire over the weekend. 
Firefighters are hopeful that, with temperatures decreasing a bit, that fire beha