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UPDATE: Chico man arrested in connection with Park Fire
Last updated at 11:40 a.m. It looks like photos spreading on social media may be true. The Park Fire was likely started by a man who pushed a burning car into a gully in Upper Bidwell Park. This morning, a 42-year-old male resident of Chico was apprehended by Cal Fire...
Police arrest 2 suspects following pursuit on Highway 32
BUTTE COUNTY, Calif. - Two suspects are in custody following a pursuit on Highway 32, according to the CHP. The CHP said that sometime this afternoon, a vehicle blew past a marked road closure in an evacuated area of the Park Fire. Then authorities initiated the pursuit in the Forest Ranch area, with the vehicle heading back to the Chico area.
Wildfire monitoring camera captures moments leading up to it being consumed by Park Fire
BUTTE COUNTY – A camera monitoring the Park Fire burning near Chico appears to have been overcome by the flames. The camera, part of the Alert California network, was perched on a peak about nine miles northeast of the Chico Municipal Airport. It's been watching the Park Fire grow since Wednesday afternoon. Around 6 p.m. Wednesday, the smoke plume from the fire started to take up nearly the whole frame of the camera. By 7 p.m., smoke filled nearly all of the screen. Operators appear to have pointed the camera down shortly after, clearly capturing flames encroaching just under the...
Tree erupts in flames from Park Fire
A KOVR camera crew was gathering video of roadside flames in the Chico, CA area Friday morning. A tree near the road caught fire and qui8ckly erupted in flames. Just shows how dry and fast brush can catch fire. (KOVR) Butte County has declared an emergency in response to the raging Park Fire near Chico. It's prompted a slew of evacuations that have extended into Tehama County. The emergency declaration will allow the county to request more resources from the state. As of early Friday morning, Cal Fire reported that the fire had burned more than 164,000 acres — some 256 square miles. Containment was at first reported to be 3%, but Cal Fire reduced it to 0% on Friday. Cal Fire said the Park Fire was the result of suspected arson and ignited around 3 p.m. Wednesday in the Upper Bidwell Park area, about four miles northeast of Chico's city center. Cal Fire noted on Friday that 134 structures have been destroyed, while 4,200 remain threatened. No specifics have been released on the kinds of structures destroyed, but it's clear that several homes have been burned.
Firefighters respond to structure fire in Chico
CHICO, Calif. - A structure fire sent two people to the hospital with smoke inhalation Friday morning. Around 4:30 a.m., firefighters were dispatched to the fire at the North Valley Apartments. When crews arrived, they found smoke coming from the second story of the apartment building. Crews said they found the fire burning in a water heater closest on the second floor.
Man arrested for starting California’s largest wildfire of 2024 by pushing burning car into gully
A man has been arrested on suspicion of sparking California’s largest wildfire of the year by pushing a burning car down a steep embankment.Ronnie Dean Stout II, 42, was seen shoving the smouldering vehicle down a 60-foot gully in the Alligator Hole area of Bidwell Park in Chico, California, at around 3pm local time on Wednesday afternoon, according to the Butte County District Attorney’s Office.Stout was then seen “calmly leaving the area by blending in with the other citizens who were in the area and fleeing the rapidly evolving fire,” authorities said.The flames from the car in question quickly...
Pedestrian in critical condition after being hit by vehicle in Chico
CHICO, Calif. — The Chico Police Department (CPD) says that there was a vehicle versus pedestrian crash in Chico on Wednesday that has left one in critical condition. CPD says that around 12:41 p.m. officers were dispatched to the intersection of E. 12th Street and Park Avenue for a vehicle versus pedestrian collision.
Richardson Springs Hotel survived the Park Fire
Action News Now reporter Camille Acevedo tells us more about how the hotel survived. Fire crews are going to monitor the Richardson Springs Hotel, and they are also going to assess the surrounding areas that were destroyed by the fire and take out any hot spots.
UPDATE: KCHO transmitter makes it through the night
It looks like our transmitter made it! We’re still on the air this morning, and cameras show the fire has moved through. Fingers crossed we’re in the clear. Hoping for good news for all others in the area. Updated at 9:15 p.m. We are no longer updating this...
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