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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.
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