Plane Drops Retardant as Caldor Fire Containment Grows

California’s 333-square-mile Caldor Fire reached 29 percent containment in the morning hours of September 3, fire officials reported. Over 4,000 fire personnel and 27 helicopters worked on controlling the fire, which destroyed more than 800 structures by September 3, according to Cal Fire. Footage released by the Visalia Fire Department shows a plane dropping fire retardant. According to the Twitter post, two crews from Visalia, California, were deployed at the fire to “try to control this fire that is now over 200,000 acres.” Credit: Visalia Fire Department via Storyful

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