An entire town in southwestern Louisiana is under mandatory evacuation orders because of a wildfire that state officials say is the largest they have ever seen.
In addition, the state has faced scorching temperatures this summer. Last week, Gov. John Bel Edwards declared a state of emergency because of extreme heat.
About 40 miles southeast of Merryville, in Lake Charles, temperatures have been in the triple digits every day since Aug. 18 and over 95 degrees since June 29. With the hot and dry conditions, state and fire officials stress that something as minimal as warm exhaust pipes on grass, cigarette butts thrown out a car window or sparks from dragging safety trailer chains can quickly escalate to mass devastation.
Edwards said many of the blazes could have been prevented if residents adhered to a statewide burn ban that has been in effect since early August.
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