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Park Fire continues to explode in size, suspected arsonist arrested
CHICO, Calif. - Firefighters are battling the growing Park Fire northeast of the City of Chico. The fire broke out around 3 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon. By Thursday night, the fire had grown to more than 124,948 acres with only 3% containment. Mandatory evacuation orders are in place for more...
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.
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...
Multi-agency effort leads to arrest of suspect in fatal crash near Balls Ferry Road
ANDERSON, Calif. — Redding Police and Red Bluff California Highway Patrol officers, along with the Tehama County Sheriff's Office, served an arrest warrant on Wednesday for a man they say is responsible for a fatal hit-and-run crash. The CHP said the crash happened at 3 a.m. June 19 along...
Smoke plume from Park Fire in California
A burning car pushed into a gully sparked California’s largest wildfire of the year, authorities said Thursday as they announced the arrest of a suspect. Flames from the fire the man is accused of starting exploded into what is now the Park Fire, which has burned more than 195 square miles near the city of Chico. Evacuations were ordered in Butte and Tehama counties, with the blaze only 3% contained by Thursday evening.
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