CHICO, Calif. — Multiple evacuation orders and warnings have been issued in Butte and Tehama counties due to a fire burning 120,312 acres.
According to Cal Fire arson investigators and the Butte County District Attorney’s Office, a subject 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. on Wednesday, July 24. They say the fire spread from the vehicle to nearby vegetation and ignited the Park Fire. One man, identified as a 42-year-old Chico man, was arrested in connection to starting the fire.
As of 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 25, Cal Fire says the Park Fire has grown to 120,312 acres with 3% containment.
