California homes destroyed as wildfires merge to pose new threat

Flames consume a home as the Dixie Fire tears through the Indian Falls community in Plumas County (Noah Berger/AP)

California’s largest wildfire has merged with a smaller blaze and destroyed homes in remote areas with limited access for firefighters.

The massive Dixie Fire, which started on July 14, had already levelled over a dozen houses and other structures when it combined with the Fly Fire and tore through the tiny Northern California community of Indian Falls after dark on Saturday.