A Northern California wildfire continued to roar through forest land and small communities across two counties, destroying dozens of structures and forcing thousands to flee as hundreds of firefighters tried to contain the flames.
The Park Fire in Butte and Tehama counties grew to more than 164,000 acres by early Friday morning, with no containment, and had destroyed 134 structures, according to Cal Fire.
The fire forced widespread evacuation orders and warnings and destroyed multiple homes in areas north of Chico, Cal Fire said.
More than 4,000 homes are threatened by the blaze as of Friday morning, the agency said.
The wildfire sparked just before 3 p.m. Wednesday off Upper Park Road in Upper Bidwell Park, east of Chico, Cal Fire said.
Butte County District Attorney Mike Ramsey on Thursday said an unidentified man was arrested after he was seen pushing a car that was on fire into a gully near the Alligator Hole in upper Bidwell Park shortly before 3 p.m. Wednesday. The car went down an embankment and the flames spread.
There were no known injuries as of Friday morning.
For more information about the fire, evacuation zones and evacuation centers, visit the Cal Fire website.
Source: NBC Bay Area
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