Park Fire Becomes One of California's Largest Wildfires on Record
The wildfire has scorched over 360,000 acres, prompting massive evacuations and ongoing firefighting efforts across multiple counties.
- The Park Fire has burned an area nearly half the size of Rhode Island, making it the seventh-largest wildfire in California history.
- Thousands of residents in Butte, Tehama, Plumas, and Shasta counties have been ordered to evacuate.
- The fire has destroyed at least 100 structures and continues to threaten over 4,000 more.
- Firefighters are battling the blaze with nearly 4,000 personnel and numerous aircraft, but containment remains at 12%.
- Authorities have arrested a man suspected of starting the fire by pushing a burning car into a gully.