UPDATE (5:50 p.m.) - The Gifford Fire has grown to 72,460 acres, according to CAL FIRE. Containment remains at 3%. ___ UPDATE (4:10 p.m.) - Los Padres National Forest fire officials shared a video update on the Gifford Fire on Facebook:

The Gifford Fire in California has grown to nearly 84,000 acres as of Wednesday, Aug. 6, making it the largest blaze the state has seen this year. The fire has consumed 83,933 acres and is 9% contained, according to a Cal Fire update, which comes as Southern Californians also face the Rosa and Gold fires

The fire has scorched at least 131 square miles of Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, with just 9% containment.