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The Thompson Fire, which has been burning in Butte County near Lake Oroville since 11 a.m. Tuesday, was 3,568 acres (5.5 square miles) as of noon Wednesday, according to the Cal Fire website.
Fire burns to Oroville Dam’s spillway At 4:30 p.m., the California Department of Water Resources announced that it is closely monitoring the fire, which started just north of its Oroville Field ...
Oroville is no stranger to devastating fires, including the 2018 Camp Fire that killed 85 and displaced roughly 50,000 others. The 2020 Bear Fire had taken the home of Thompson's neighbors. "We've ...
An Associated Press photographer saw fire burn three adjacent suburban-style homes in Oroville. The fire ignited sprigs of grass poking from the concrete edges of Lake Oroville as gusty winds whipped up American flags lining a bend of the state’s second largest reservoir and the nation’s tallest dam.
Within six hours, the fire grew from 15 acres (6.1 ha) to over 2,100 acres (850 ha), causing Gavin Newsom, the Governor of California, declared a state of emergency in Butte County. [8] [9] 13 thousand residents of Oroville were evacuated from the area. [9] On Wednesday, the fire had scorched more than 3,000 acres (1,200 ha). [10]
The Thompson fire has burned 3,500 acres and resulted in evacuation orders for more than 28,000 people in Butte County. Oroville residents are reminded of the deadly Camp fire, which destroyed the ...
Oroville Dam, an important part of the California State Water Project, is an earthen embankment dam on the Feather River, east of the city of Oroville in Northern California. The dam is used for flood control, water storage, hydroelectric power generation, and water quality improvement in the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta. [1]:
Cal Fire announced Friday the arrest of a 26-year-old man in connection to starting a blaze last month in Oroville that destroyed 13 structures and led about 13,000 residents to evacuate.. The ...