Publication Date June 16, 2016 | ThinkProgress

Multiple Western States Are Ablaze With Wildfires

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This photo shows a wildfire burning in Los Padres National Forest, north of Santa Barbara, on Wednesday, June 15, 2016, in Goleta, Calif. Photo: Mark Nunez / Los Padres Forest Aviation via AP
This photo shows a wildfire burning in Los Padres National Forest, north of Santa Barbara, on Wednesday, June 15, 2016, in Goleta, Calif. Photo: Mark Nunez / Los Padres Forest Aviation via AP

One injury has been reported and evacuations are underway in multiple western states Thursday as wildfires have grown in size, burning thousands of acres. Massive firefighting efforts are happening in California, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, and Utah, according to multiple reports