As of Tuesday, the fire had burned more than 383,000 acres and is about 14% contained.
The Park Fire, burning outside the city of Chico, is now the fifth-largest wildfire in California’s history. The wildfire has so far destroyed nearly 200 structures, including homes and businesses. Several other structures were also damaged. The fire is impacting thousands of residents in four California counties – Butte, Plumas, Shasta and Tehama. Multiple evacuation orders were issued.The fire sparked July 24 in Bidwell Park after a man allegedly pushed a burning car down an embankment.
RELATED: Man arrested for pushing burning car down hill, sparking massive wildfire near Chico, CaliforniaIn terms of acreage, the Park Fire is now the 5th largest in California history, Cal Fire said Tuesday. Officials said the perimeter of the fire is 260 miles – which is more than three times the surface area of Lake Tahoe.The largest fire in state history is the August Complex Fire which burned 1,032,648 acres across Mendocino, Shasta-Trinity and Six Rivers National Forests.
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