A massive California wildfire has prompted evacuation orders and a highway closure. The Madre Fire ignited Wednesday afternoon in San Luis Obispo County, according to Cal Fire. It has since grown to 79,936 acres and is 30% contained as of Sunday, fire officials said.

A central California wildfire has exploded to more than more than 80,000 acres, prompting a slew of evacuation notices.

The Madre Fire burning in San Luis Obispo County has become California’s largest wildfire of the year, scorching more than 80,000 acres as of Monday, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire). As of Monday, containment had reached 30%, the data from Cal Fire showed.