The Madre Fire was reported shortly after noon Wednesday, July 2, along Highway 166 about 25 miles east of Santa Maria.

The Madre Fire has grown to more than 70,000 acres in San Luis Obispo County.

California's Madre Fire sparked in the late evening of July 3 but has since grown to the largest in the state this year by the Fourth.

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The Madre fire has grown to 70,800 acres in San Luis Obispo County, making it the largest blaze in the state this year.

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At the outset of the blaze, the San Luis Obispo Sheriff's Office estimated that some 500 acres were already burned at the scene, near the 10000 block of Highway 166 in the Los Padres National Forest.

The Madre Fire ignited Wednesday afternoon in San Luis Obispo County and grew to more than 70,000 acres by Friday afternoon, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection ...

The fire sparked in the Los Padres National Forest in San Luis Obispo County and was growing exponentially, officials warned.