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 fast-moving California wildfire exploded to become the state’s biggest of the year, forcing evacuations and the closure of a highway, and evoking memories of the devastating blazes that laid waste to parts of the state in January.

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.