A firefighter battling the Dixie Fire in California described flames 'raining out of the sky' as the massive wildfire continues to grow

• Flames from the Dixie Fire ravaging Northern California were "raining out of the sky," a volunteer firefighter said.
• The fires "don't just spread, they literally explode," firefighter Dan Kearns told The New York Times.
• The Dixie Fire has become the largest wildfire in the history of the Golden State.

A volunteer firefighter battling the Dixie Fire raging across Northern California said that flames were "raining out of the sky" as the massive wildfire continues to ravage the area.

The fires "don't just spread, they literally explode," firefighter Dan Kearns told The New York Times.

The Dixie Fire has become the largest single wildfire in the history of the Golden State.

The blaze has already scorched an area of land more than double the size of New York City and was only 21% contained as of Sunday evening, the Associated Press reported, citing the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

Among the areas burned by the blaze was the Sierra Nevada town of Greenville, which was incinerated by the fast-moving fire.

"No one expected to lose the whole town," Kearns told the Times.