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Manton, Mineral and Paynes Creek evacuated
Tehama County District 3 supervisor Pati Nolen said late Friday afternoon that Manton, Mineral, and Paynes Creek are being evacuated due to the fast-moving 178,090-acre Park Fire. The fire, which started in Upper Bidwell Park in Chico after a man pushed his burning vehicle into a gully has destroyed 134...
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: Blaze started by suspected arson grows by tens of thousands of acres overnight
Hot, dry and blustery weather conditions north of Sacramento helped the Park Fire raging near Chico grow by tens of thousands of acres overnight as firefighters scrambled to contain what swiftly became the largest wildfire in California this year so far. The Park Fire was torching more than 164,000 acres...
How does the Park Fire compare to Paradise? Here’s how Northern California wildfires size up
Northern California was experiencing a devastating case of deja vu on Friday, as a massive wildfire raged near the area destroyed by 2018’s Camp Fire. As of Friday morning, the Park Fire had burned more than 164,000 acres across Butte and Tehama counties, leading to evacuation orders and air quality concerns, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
California’s Park Fire triples in size. More evacuated as blaze destroys at least 134 homes
The Park Fire, raging in Butte and Tehama counties, continued to chew through the Northern California wilderness Friday, tripling in size since Wednesday night to 164,286 acres as more than 1,600 personnel battled flames amid tinder-dry and blistery conditions. “The Park Fire continues to burn very actively, especially when aligned...
Park Fire now 20th-biggest wildfire in recorded California history
In just two days, the Park Fire near Chico exploded into the 20th-biggest wildfire in recorded California history. Cal Fire on Friday afternoon tallied the size of the fire — the state’s largest this year — at 178,090 acres, overtaking the Marble Cone Fire in Monterey County that blackened 177,866 acres in July 1977. Reliable records go back to 1932, according to Cal Fire.
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: Latest evacuations and perimeter for wildfire near Chico
The explosive growth of the Park Fire continued overnight, and firefighters expect another day of gusty winds and low humidity. The Park Fire started Wednesday afternoon in Chico’s Upper Bidwell Park, and within 12 hours it was the state’s biggest wildfire of the season, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said.
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