By Hayley Smith From Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES–While the Sugar fire in Plumas neared the 100,000-acre milestone, firefighters on Thursday were continuing their efforts to contain the Dixie fire in Butte County. Officials estimated the size of the Dixie fire at 2,250 acres, according to fire Capt. Jacob Gilliam of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection in Butte County. The blaze has had no containment. Gilliam said the fire was burning in the scar of the 2018 Camp fire, but moving north, away from populated areas. Still, the smoke and flames are stoking traumatic memories for some who survived that terrible fire, which decimated the town of Paradise and killed more than 85 people. “It’s kind of nerve-racking,” said David Little of the North Valley Community Foundation, which provides relief and recovery efforts for the Camp fire victims. “The fire started just a couple of miles [away], …
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