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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...
Park Fire: Blaze rips through 100,000 acres in 24 hours as suspect arrested
Wildfires have been raging across California, including the Park Fire which has spread to 164,286 acres as of Friday, 26 July.Authorities have said that the Northern California wildland fire was allegedly started by a man who pushed a burning car into a gully.The blaze is the state’s largest conflagration this wildfire season, following the Lake Fire near Santa Barbara that started on 5 July.Boosted by high temperatures and wind, it began to produce pyrocumulus clouds as it neared 100,000 acres in less than 24 hours.Investigators have arrested a 42-year-old man who will be arraigned Monday. Read More Google Street View image may offer clue into case of missing womanPolice inspect scene of Paris Olympics sabotage attackPharrell confronted by animal rights activists at Olympics party
California is worst state for road rage, confrontational drivers, data show
Many California drivers could tell horror stories about aggressive or even violent encounters with other motorists on the freeways and local roads.But now a new study confirms that the Golden State is indeed the absolute worst when it comes to road rage.Data analyzed by Forbes Advisor ranked California at the top of its list of states with the "most confrontational drivers," earning a 100 out of 100 in its rating system.That means relatively high percentages of drivers who say other motorists have cut them off on purpose, yelled or cursed at them, tailgated, or even got out of their cars...
Interstate 15 Shut Down Near Nevada-California Border Due to Semi-Truck Fire, Disrupting Travel Plans
Travelers planning to use Interstate 15 near the Nevada/California state line, found themselves at a standstill as the major thoroughfare was closed in both directions south of the boundary, following an incident where a semi-truck hauling lithium-ion batteries caught fire. The shutdown extended from Afton Canyon to Basin roads after the San Bernardino County Fire Department responded to the blaze on northbound I-15 at mile marker 113, between Barstow and Baker, News 3 LV reported.
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