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Thompson Fire in Northern California forces evacuations as blaze rages
Thousands of residents were ordered to evacuate their homes because of a wildfire in Northern California, officials said Wednesday. The Thompson Fire broke out Tuesday morning in Oroville, about 65 miles north of Sacramento. By Wednesday night, it had grown to 3,568 acres with 7% containment, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire. The cause is under investigation.
Progress made in containing Thompson Fire amid triple-digit Calif. heat wave
Fire officials said Thursday they have made substantial progress in stopping the forward progress of the massive Thompson Fire in northern California and held out hope evacuees could soon return to their homes.
Sacramento burn center busy after Northern California 4th of July celebrations
SACRAMENTO — The Fourth of July may be over, but work is just beginning at the UC Davis burn center in Sacramento, where treatment is underway for all the victims injured by fireworks.Dr. Tina Palmieri is the chief burn surgeon at the Firefighters Burn Institute Regional Burn Center at UC Davis. She said about two dozen people suffered firework-related wounds."Unfortunately, two people had to go to surgery immediately for amputations," she said. "This year is interesting. Every single person that got injured was male."Many of the injuries involve more than just burns and will need treatment from multiple specialists."Someone that's...
Aaron Rodgers donates money to help Northern California evacuees in his home county
NFL star Aaron Rodgers is stepping up to help Thompson Fire evacuees in Northern California. The New York Jets quarterback, who is from Chico in Butte County, together with the North Valley Community Foundation awarded $100,000 in grants on Wednesday to organizations that are helping some of the tens of thousands of people impacted by the wildfire burning near Oroville.
Public safety power shutoffs during NorCal heat wave affect over 2,000 customers
More than 2,000 Pacific Gas and Electric customers in Northern California began their day Wednesday without power after the utility turned off electricity to high fire-risk areas amid a prolonged heat wave.PG&E said approximately 1,900 customers had their power turned off for public safety Tuesday evening after winds picked up in the Sacramento Valley and foothills. Those customers also had their power turned off Tuesday morning and were briefly restored after a break in the weather, the utility said.As of 6:20 a.m. Wednesday, there were about 2,200 PG&E customers without power systemwide to reduce the risk of fires caused by...
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