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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...
Park Fire surpasses 120,000 acres in Butte, Tehama counties
BUTTE COUNTY, Calif — The Park Fire exploded overnight northeast of Chico, prompting evacuations in both Butte and Tehama counties Thursday. Cal Fire said the fire is at 124,951 acres and 3% contained as of 7 p.m. The fire started just before 3 p.m. Wednesday near Upper Park Road in Upper Bidwell Park, east of Chico and is burning to the north of the park. Chico isn't currently being threatened by the fire.
Park Fire prompts evacuations in Butte, Tehama counties
BUTTE COUNTY, Calif — The Park Fire is burning near Chico Wednesday, prompting evacuations in both Butte and Tehama counties, according to Cal Fire officials. The fire started just before 3 p.m. near Upper Park Road in Upper Bidwell Park, east of Chico and is burning to the north of the park, according to Cal Fire.
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.
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.
Park Fire: Rapid-burning wildfire scorches more than 120,000 acres in Northern California
A wildfire that has forced evacuations in Butte County has rapidly burned more than 100,000 acres. It's the largest wildfire that California has seen so far this year, and the largest fire since the Caldor Fire in 2021. The Park Fire, which started Wednesday off Upper Park Road in Upper...
Evacuations as California’s growing Park Fire in Chico engulfs 6,400 acres
A wildfire in Northern California has grown rapidly, burning more than 6,400 acres and prompting evacuation orders in several parts of Butte and Tehama counties. The Butte County Fire Department said in a statement late Wednesday that the blaze, dubbed the Park Fire, was only 3 percent contained. Fire personnel are “focusing on evacuations and structure defense” while “building direct containment lines,” the department said, and the cause of the fire is under investigation.
Park Fire surpasses 120,000 acres in Northern California
BUTTE COUNTY, Calif — Click here for the latest updates on the Park Fire in Butte and Tehama counties. The Park Fire exploded overnight northeast of Chico, prompting evacuations in both Butte and Tehama counties Thursday. Cal Fire said the fire is at 124,951 acres and 3% contained as...
Silver alerts issued for two seniors last seen in Chico in a black Lexus
CHICO, Calif. — The California Highway Patrol (CHP) has issued silver alerts for two different individuals in the same vehicle for Butte, Tehama, Shasta and Siskiyou Counties. The vehicle is described by CHP as a black 1996 Lexus ES300, license plate number 6KSPOG1. Silver Alert for Vivian Luna, she...
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