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Evacuations in Butte, Tehama counties due to 45,000 acre Park Fire
The Park Fire was listed at 45,550 acres and 3% contained on Thursday morning after growing rapidly overnight amid hot, windy conditions. The communities of Cohasset and Forest Ranch, northeast of Chico, are under evacuation orders. Both are at very high risk of wildfire and have been top of mind for officials for years, according to North State Public Radio.
Park Fire explodes to over 120,000 acres forcing evacuations in California communities
CHICO, Calif. (KRCR) — Multiple evacuation orders and warnings have been issued in Butte and Tehama counties due to a fire burning 124,951 acres. According to Cal Fire arson investigators and the Butte County District Attorney's Office, a subject was seen pushing a car that was on fire into a gully near the Alligator Hole in upper Bidwell Park shortly before 3 p.m. on Wednesday, July 24. They say the fire spread from the vehicle to nearby vegetation and ignited the Park Fire. One man, identified as a 42-year-old Chico man, was arrested in connection to starting the fire.
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 300,000 acres and forced multiple evacuations in Butte, Tehama, Plumas, and Shasta counties. According to the Butte County District Attorney's Office, one person, identified as Ronnie...
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.
[UPDATE 8:44 p.m.: Park Fire Spawns Multiple Firenados] Timelapse Imagery Captures Dramatic Firenado on the Park Fire Near Chico
The #ParkFire, which ignited yesterday near Chico, has rapidly spread to over 125,000 acres, causing significant destruction and prompting evacuation orders across Butte and Tehama counties. Among the dramatic scenes captured, a timelapse video from AlertCalifornia network of cameras has documented the formation of a rare and dangerous firenado, or fire tornado.
A man is under arrest on suspicion of starting a California wildfire, prosecutor says
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,...
Man seen pushing burning car into gully accused of sparking California's largest wildfire
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A prosecutor says a 42-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of starting a wildfire that has become California's largest this year. Evacuations were ordered in California’s Butte and Tehama counties as crews battled a fire reported near Chico just before 3 p.m. Wednesday. The blaze, dubbed the Park Fire, quickly spread from about 10 square miles (26 square kilometers) to more than 70 square miles (180 square kilometers) and was only 3% contained early Thursday, according to CAL FIRE.
Arson Suspect Arrested in Park Fire Near Chico, California's Largest This Year
A man was arrested early Thursday on suspicion of starting a rapidly growing wildfire in Butte and Tehama counties that has forced more than 3,500 people to evacuate their homes. Butte County District Attorney Mike Ramsey identified the suspect on Thursday afternoon as Ronnie Dean Stout II, 42, of Chico....
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