Wildfire prompts evacuation order for thousands in Northern California as ‘exceptionally dangerous’ heat builds in the West
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Thousands have been ordered to evacuate in Northern California due to a wildfire burning in Butte County, as an “exceptionally dangerous and lethal” heat wave in the West ramps up.
Thousands have been ordered to evacuate in Northern California due to a wildfire burning in Butte County, as an “exceptionally dangerous and lethal” heat wave in the West ramps up. Soaring temperatures – which will continue into next week – have dried out already parched vegetation, increasing the wildfire risk across the region. A local emergency was declared, and evacuations were ordered on Tuesday evening for some residents in the city of Oroville, as the Thompson Fire continues to burn in Butte County, according to local officials. The fire has burned more than 3,000 acres in the North Oroville community and was zero percent contained Tuesday, Cal Fire said in an incident update. Oroville is about 65 miles north of Sacramento with a population of around 15,000. About 13,000 residents in communities to the east of Lake Oroville were ordered to evacuate, according to Butte County Sheriff’s Office.
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