Earlier this week the Carlton Complex fire, currently burning northeast of Seattle, became the largest wildfire in Washington state history, so far burning more than 250,000 acres and destroying more than 200 homes.

PC360 has already reported on how the Carlton Complex fire stands up in terms of other North American wildfires, but what does the fire itself look like as of Thursday, July 23? Below, we've pulled together some of the key facts and figures about this history-making fire.

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