All our efforts to control and contain the fire were challenged by this extreme fire behavior," forestry manager Bernie Schmitte said. "Efforts were also hampered by smoke conditions. Basically fire behavior was beyond all control efforts."
The good news: "Conditions are set to improve over the next couple of days," CNN meteorologist Judson Jones said.
Temperatures that soared to 32.6 Celsius (90.6 degrees Fahrenheit) on Tuesday will drop to the low 20s C (60s F) on Thursday and Friday -- giving firefighters a hand in combating the blaze, Jones said.