California wildfires torch record 2m acres as new blazes force evacuations

Area burned is larger than state of Delaware as west is shrouded in smoke that has caused some of the worst air quality in the world California wildfires - live coverage Wildfires have burned a record 2m acres of California, with fresh conflagrations prompting dramatic rescue missions and shrouding much of the US west in smoke that has caused some of the worst air quality in the world. Related: Homeless Californians face new crisis: living outside in smoke-filled air