The Park Fire burning north of Chico has grown to be the biggest in the state this year, now at more than 360,000 acres at 12% containment.
The Park Fire has now scorched more than 360,000 acres in Butte, Tehama, Shasta and Plumas Counties at 12% contained.The Park Fire burning north of Chico has grown to be the biggest in the state this year.
At least 134 structures, including homes, have been destroyed by the blaze, now the seventh largest fire recorded in California history in only a few days."You know, we felt it and all the people through here," Chico-area rancher John Russell told ABC News on Saturday as he looked out at the burnt landscape surrounding the 200-acre property, pointing to the fire line that firefighters cut with a bulldozer to save his barn and cattle.
Paradise resident Jen Robbins said she lost everything in the Camp Fire and isn't sure if the new home she built in Paradise is still standing. She said she has PTSD from the 2018 blaze. Temperatures in the area, which have been in the triple digits, have cooled slightly, with the high temperature in the Chico area forecast to hit 92 degrees on Sunday and 94 on Monday, according to the National Weather Service. Winds have also died down in the area.California Gov.
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