Camp Fire California

July 8, 2008: A new fire in northern California near Concow caused evacuations and put one town on alert as Paradise activated their emergency plans.¹

Fast Facts

1. Location: Butte County, California²
2. Concow and Yankee Hill given "immediate threat evacuation advisory"²
3. Residents notified door-to-door
4. Cause of new fire unknown
5. Burned 9,600 acres³
6. 5% contained³
7. 2,000 buildings threatened³
8. 5,000 residents face evacuation³
9. Evacuation areas closed to incoming traffic; HWY 70 blocked²

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