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Man allegedly pushes burning car into gully, sparks massive Park Fire
BUTTE COUNTY, Calif. (KRCR) — A Chico man was arrested on Thursday morning on suspicion of starting the Park Fire, has burned over 120,000 acres and forced multiple evacuations in Butte and Tehama counties. According to the Butte County District Attorney's Office, one person, identified as Ronnie Dean Stout...
Fast-moving fire burns near Chico
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA — A fire that began Wednesday afternoon in Chico’s Bidwell Park has burned thousands of acres and prompted calls for evacuations in Butte and Tehama counties. The Park fire began just before 3 p.m. Wednesday off Upper Park Road in Upper Bidwell Park, east of Chico,...
California Fire Map, Update as Chico Park Fire Sparks Evacuation Orders
Multiple fires are still blazing through California, with folks in Butte and Tehama counties forced to evacuate because of a park fire spanning 6,465 acres. This blaze, near Upper Bidwell Park, east of Chico, ignited just before 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Cal Fire said, before it spread and triggered both mandatory orders and evacuation warnings for different areas.
Lightning and a burning car pushed into a gully are blamed for wildfires scorching the West
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. Meanwhile other blazes scorched the Pacific Northwest. Flames from the fire the man is accused of starting exploded into what is now the Park...
Park Fire Near Chico Explodes to Over 45-Thousand Acres
A new California wildfire is forcing more families to flee to safety. It’s burned nearly 65-hundred acres in less than 24 hours, and exploded overnight to over 45-thousand acres. The fire is only three-percent contained. Evacuation orders and warnings are in place for Butte and Tehama counties. Flames are spreading just outside Chico, with every fire engine in the city on scene. This is one of seven wildfires that sparked yesterday. Two other large fires are in Santa Barbara and Tulare counties.
Another Strike Team Deployed
Imperial County's dispatched another Strike Team to a California wildfire. The Strike Team, made up of personnel and equipment from several Imperial County Fire Departments and a crew from the City of Yuma Fire Department. The firefighters left at 3:00 a.m. Saturday morning to go to the Park Fire in Butte and Tehama Counties. The Park Fire has consumed 350,000 acres in steep, rugged terrain. Nearly 2,5000 personnel have been battling the blaze with 16 helicopters, 231 engines, 116 dozers,58 water tenders and 61 crews. As of Saturday, the fire that was reported on July 24, had zero containment.
Park Fire near Chico explodes in size, forces evacuations in California's Butte and Tehama counties
CHICO — Evacuations for the Park Fire in California's Butte County have been extended to neighboring Tehama County.On Wednesday, Cal Fire said the Park Fire ignited in the Upper Bidwell Park area near Chico. The fire has burned 45,549 acres to the north of the park and containment was at 3% containment as of early Thursday morning.According to Cal Fire, the Park Fire ignited just before 3 p.m. on Wednesday. The cause of the fire is not yet known. Evacuation orders and sheltersMandatory evacuations first went into place in Butte County. They were ordered for zones BUT-CNE 317-318, BUT-COH 250-253,...
Park Fire forces evacuations in California's Butte, Tehama counties
CHICO — Evacuations for the Park Fire in California's Butte County have been extended to neighboring Tehama County.On Wednesday, Cal Fire said the Park Fire ignited in the Upper Bidwell Park area near Chico. The fire has burned 6,465 acres to the north of the park and containment was at 3% containment.According to Cal Fire, the Park Fire ignited just before 3 p.m. on Wednesday. The cause of the fire is not yet known. Evacuation orders and sheltersMandatory evacuations first went into place in Butte County. They were ordered for zones BUT-CNE 317-318, BUT-COH 250-253, 312, 313, BUT-FR 260-262, 265-266,...
Man arrested on suspicion of starting a California wildfire
A California man under arrest Thursday was accused of starting the state's largest wildlife of the year by pushing a burning car into a gully as other fires scorched the Pacific Northwest. Flames from the fire the suspect is accused of starting exploded into what is now the Park Fire,...
Park Fire map: Wildfire near Chico explodes overnight to season’s biggest
A wildfire that started Wednesday afternoon on the edge of Chico grew in barely 12 hours to the largest fire of California’s season. The Park Fire was reported shortly before 3 p.m. in Upper Bidwell Park, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said. Early Thursday, its size was estimated at 45,549 acres (71 square miles).
Park Fire explodes in California
SACRAMENTO — A Northern California blaze exploded Thursday to more than 71,000 acres across two counties — quickly become the largest wildfire in the state this year — forcing thousands to evacuate. Investigators arrested a suspected arsonist who allegedly pushed his burning car down a gully in a park outside of Chico, Butte County authorities said.
Serial killer allegedly admits to killing Tehama County woman
RED BLUFF — The Tehama County Sheriff’s Office was in Manton Tuesday to look for the final resting place of one of serial killer Gerald Frank Stanley’s victims. In 1983, Stanley was convicted by a Butte County Jury for fatally shooting his fourth wife in Nice in 1980. Five years prior, he had killed his second spouse and was on parole for that incident.
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