New evacuations have been ordered in Central California as the massive Gifford Fire nears 100,000 acres burned.

The Gifford Fire, a wildfire burning in Central California that has destroyed over 83,000 acres in six days, continues to rage and is now the largest blaze in the state this year, according to Cal Fire.

Columns of smoke can be seen billowing up from the Gifford Fire in California on Tuesday. The boat of fisherman David White was found with no one on board in 1997 "Wow, $50,000 signing bonus for hired thugs,

Residents volunteer to help firefighters battle France’s largest wildfire in decades:: Saint-Laurent-de-la-Cabrerisse, France:::: Securite Civile:: Xavier Guille, Local resident“We’ve been fighting the fire since the wind dropped last night.

The blaze erupted Tuesday and tore through the Aude region, spreading rapidly due to hot, dry weather. Cooler overnight temperatures and calmer winds slowed its advance and allowed firefighters to make headway.

Firefighters battled for a third day on Thursday to contain France's biggest wildfire in nearly eight decades, which has burnt over 16,000 hectares, killed one person and destroyed dozens of houses.